American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 52, Issue 2 , Pages 285-293 , August 2008

Association of Obstructive Sleep Apnea With Urinary Albumin Excretion in Essential Hypertension: A Cross-sectional Study

  • Costas Tsioufis, MD

      Affiliations

    • First Cardiology Clinic, University of Athens, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Costas Tsioufis, MD, 43 Agias Marinas str, Melissia, 151.27, Athens, Greece.
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  • Costas Thomopoulos, MD

      Affiliations

    • First Cardiology Clinic, University of Athens, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece
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  • Kyriakos Dimitriadis, MD

      Affiliations

    • First Cardiology Clinic, University of Athens, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece
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  • Anastasia Amfilochiou, MD

      Affiliations

    • Sleep Laboratory Unit, Sismanoglion Hospital, Athens, Greece
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  • Dimitris Tsiachris, MD

      Affiliations

    • First Cardiology Clinic, University of Athens, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece
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  • Maria Selima, MD

      Affiliations

    • First Cardiology Clinic, University of Athens, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece
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  • Dimitris Petras, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nephrology, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece
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  • Ioannis Kallikazaros, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece.
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  • Christodoulos Stefanadis, MD

      Affiliations

    • First Cardiology Clinic, University of Athens, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece

Received 21 November 2007 ,Accepted 9 May 2008.

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 Originally published online as doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.05.001 on July 2, 2008.

PII: S0272-6386(08)00864-0

doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.05.001

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 52, Issue 2 , Pages 285-293 , August 2008

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