Beyond type 2 diabetes, obesity and hypertension: an axis including sleep apnea, left ventricular hypertrophy, endothelial dysfunction, and aortic stiffness among Mexican Americans in Starr County, Texas.
Craig L HanisSusan RedlineBrian E CadeGraeme I BellNancy J CoxJennifer E BelowEric L BrownDavid AguilarPublished in: Cardiovascular diabetology (2016)
The full axis of conditions is high among Mexican Americans in Starr County, Texas. Individual and joint patterns suggest a genesis well before overt disease. Whether they are all mediated by common underlying factors or whether there exist multiple mechanisms remains to be seen.
Keyphrases
- sleep apnea
- type diabetes
- left ventricular
- insulin resistance
- positive airway pressure
- blood pressure
- obstructive sleep apnea
- metabolic syndrome
- weight loss
- heart failure
- aortic valve
- hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- glycemic control
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- weight gain
- high fat diet induced
- acute myocardial infarction
- cardiovascular disease
- pulmonary artery
- adipose tissue
- left atrial
- physical activity
- coronary artery
- acute coronary syndrome
- aortic dissection
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement