OSA AND PULMONARY HTN Flashcards

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OSA AND PULMONARY HTN

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SUSTAINED DAYTIME HYPOXEMIA IS REQUIRED
FOR DEVELOPMENT OF DIURNAL PULMONARY HTN
DUE TO
UNDERLYING CHRONIC CARDIOPULMONARY DZ, RESTRICTION.

INDEPENDENTLY, OSA DOES NOT LEAD TO COR PULMONALE

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