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The Relationship Between Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Coronary Plaque: A Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography StudyDOI: 10.6515/ACS.201905_35(3).20181029A Keywords: Sleep disorder, Coronary plaque burden, Coronary artery disease, Subclinical atherosclerosis, Non-calcified plaque Abstract: Coronary artery disease continues to be the most important cause of morbidity and mortality. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is independently associated with subclinical atherosclerosis. In this study, we aimed to assess the relationship between the presence of coronary plaques and OSA and between coronary plaque burden and the severity of OSA according to plaque type
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