Renin-angiotensin system activation: may it increase frequency of obstructive sleep apnea in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease?
Serkan Feyyaz YalinErsan AtahanSule GundogduErgun ParmaksizMeral MeseSinan TrabulusBirsen MutluMehmet Riza AltiparmakPublished in: Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung (2022)
As kidney disease progresses, uremia and related factors of renal failure rather than RAS activation seem to play a more important role for the development of OSA in patients with ADPKD.