Cardiovascular disease and obstructive sleep apnea: an underappreciated role for increased platelet activity?

Expert Opin Pharmacother. 2018 Jul;19(10):1043-1044. doi: 10.1080/14656566.2018.1491242. Epub 2018 Jun 29.

Authors

Paschalis Steiropoulos^{1

2}, Athanasios Voulgaris^{1

2}, Nikolaos Papanas³

Affiliations

¹ a MSc Programme in Sleep Medicine , Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace , Alexandroupolis , Greece.
² b Department of Pneumonology , Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace , Alexandroupolis , Greece.
³ c Diabetes Centre, Second Department of Internal Medicine , Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace , Alexandroupolis , Greece.

PMID: 29924660
DOI: 10.1080/14656566.2018.1491242

No abstract available

Keywords: Cardiovascular disease; obstructive sleep apnea; platelets.

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Blood Platelets*
Cardiovascular Diseases
Humans
Risk Factors
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive*