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Effects of Sleep Apnea on Nocturnal Free Fatty Acids in Subjects with Heart Failure

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2011

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Jonathan C. Jun, Luciano F. Drager, Samer S. Najjar, Stephen S. Gottlieb, Cynthia D. Brown, Philip L. Smith, Alan R. Schwartz, Vsevolod Y. Polotsky
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Abstract

In patients with heart failure, severe sleep apnea causes surges in nocturnal FFA that may contribute to the accelerated progression of underlying heart disease. Supplemental oxygen prevents the FFA elevation.

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