Noda A Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Sleep Medicine, Sleep Disorders, Depressive disorders
Department of Biomedical Sciences, Chubu University Graduate School of Life and Health Sciences, Japan
Noda A is currently working in Department of Biomedical Sciences, Chubu University Graduate School of Life and Health Sciences, Japan. He recently published his articles in Journal of Sleep Disorders: Treatment and Care. He reviewed many scientific papers.His research interests reflect in his wide range of publications in various national and international journals.
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Author(s): Miyata S ,Noda A, Otake H and Yasuda Y
Objective: Frequent hypoxic episodes and arousal during sleep in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) result in increased nocturnal blood pressure, which in turn may lead to sustained hypertension. Patients with severe OSAS exhibit attenuated nocturnal blood pressure (BP) dipping, as well as marked and rapid BP elevation in the morning shortly after waking. We examined the prevalence of masked hypertension and morning BP surge in patients with OSAS, and the relationship between the severity of OSAS and abnormal circadian BP patterns.
Methods: We performed 24-hour ambulatory BP monitoring in the absence of anti... view moreĀ»