ArticleRespiratory research2017
Independent associations between arterial bicarbonate, apnea severity and hypertension in obstructive sleep apnea.
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- Reduction of carbonic anhydrase activity is associated with amelioration of obstructive sleep apnea.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2025Article
- The Association of High Arousal Threshold with Hypertension and Diabetes in Obstructive Sleep Apnea.Nature and science of sleep · 2024Article
- Effects of sex, age, and body mass index on serum bicarbonate.Frontiers in sleep · 2023Article
- Obstructive sleep apnea in young Asian adults with sleep-related complaints.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Effect of arterial blood bicarbonate (HCOBMC pulmonary medicine · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundObstructive sleep apnea is characterized by intermittent hypoxia and hypercapnia. CO
methodsA retrospective analysis of a sleep apnea cohort (n = 830) studied by ambulatory polygraphy. Office systolic/diastolic blood pressure, lung function, and arterial blood gases were assessed during daytime.
resultsArterial standard bicarbonate was increased with apnea severity (mild/moderate/severe 24.1 ± 1.8, 24.4 ± 1.7 and 24.9 ± 2.9 mmol/l, respectively, Kruskal-Wallis test p < 0.001). Standard bicarbonate was independently associated with apnea hypopnea index after adjustment for sex, age, body mass index, smoking, alcohol, hypertension, pO
conclusionsThere was an independent association between sleep apnea severity and arterial standard bicarbonate. The link between high standard bicarbonate and daytime hypertension suggests that carbonic anhydrase activity may constitute a novel mechanism for blood pressure regulation in sleep apnea.
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