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Effect of CPAP on cardiovascular risks in OSA patients. A 4-year follow-up, preliminary data

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  1. Institute of Respiratory Diseases, University of Medicine, Piazza G. Cesare 12, 70124, Bari, Italy

    Pierluigi Carratù, Silvano Dragonieri & Onofrio Resta

  2. Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Medicine, Bari, Italy

    Annapaola Zito & Marco Matteo Ciccone

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Carratù, P., Zito, A., Dragonieri, S. et al. Effect of CPAP on cardiovascular risks in OSA patients. A 4-year follow-up, preliminary data. Sleep Breath 21, 143–144 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11325-016-1382-4

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