Sleep-Disordered Breathing Exacerbates Muscle Vasoconstriction and Sympathetic Neural Activation in Patients with Systolic Heart Failure [Original Articles]

Conclusions—
Patients with HF and SDB have more severe muscle vasoconstriction during hypoxia and hypercapnia than HF patients without SDB, which seems to be associated with endothelial dysfunction and, in part, increased MSNA response.

Source: Circulation: Heart Failure - November 7, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Lobo, D. M. L., Trevizan, P. F., Toschi-Dias, E., Oliveira, P. A., Piveta, R. B., Almeida, D. R., Mady, C., Bocchi, E. A., Lorenzi-Filho, G., Middlekauff, H. R., Negrao, C. E. Tags: Heart Failure Original Articles Source Type: research