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Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Pulmonary Embolism

NCT01580085 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 75

Last updated 2012-04-18

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a clinical syndrome characterized by repetitive closure of the airway and frequent awakenings during sleep. Repeated episodes of hypoxia, decrease in intrathoracic pressure, increased venous return and venous stasis, damage to vascular wall may ensue. An increased tendency for coagulation has also been reported in OSA. Venous stasis, vascular endothelial activation and hypercoagulability are also known risk factors for thromboembolism. All of these pathophysiologic changes in OSA may predispose patients for the development of pulmonary embolism (PE) however there is limited data about role of thromboembolic events in OSA.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

polysomnography

full night supervised laboratory polysomnography

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Gaziantep

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Meral Uyar, Assist Prof · University of Gaziantep

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-11-30
Primary Completion
2010-12-31
Completion
2010-12-31

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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Diseases

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