Abstract
Sleep apnea and chronic obstructive lung disease (COLD) are often paralleled by a decrease in oxygen partial pressure. Hypoxemia leads to pulmonary vasoconstriction and an increase in pulmonary arterial pressure (PAP).
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Rühle, K.H., Matthys, H. (1987). Nocturnal Hypoxemia and Pulmonary Arterial Blood Pressure. In: Peter, J.H., Podszus, T., von Wichert, P. (eds) Sleep Related Disorders and Internal Diseases. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-72560-9_30
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