Obstructive sleep apnoea with hypoxaemia leads to hepatic dysfunction

▴ Chin K, Nakamura T, Takahashi K, et al . Effects of obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome on serum aminotransferase levels in obese patients. Am J Med2003;114:370–6 [OpenUrl][1][CrossRef][2][PubMed][3][Web of Science][4] Abnormal aminotransferase levels in obese patients prompted this group to investigate changes in serum aminotransferase levels in 40 obese patients with obstructive sleep apnoea who, on polysomnography and clinical symptoms, were candidates for treatment with nasal CPAP … [1]: {openurl}?query=rft.jtitle%253DThe%2BAmerican%2Bjournal%2Bof%2Bmedicine%26rft.stitle%253DAm%2BJ%2BMed%26rft.aulast%253DChin%26rft.auinit1%253DK.%26rft.volume%253D114%26rft.issue%253D5%26rft.spage%253D370%26rft.epage%253D376%26rft.atitle%253DEffects%2Bof%2Bobstructive%2Bsleep%2Bapnea%2Bsyndrome%2Bon%2Bserum%2Baminotransferase%2Blevels%2Bin%2Bobese%2Bpatients.%26rft_id%253Dinfo%253Adoi%252F10.1016%252FS0002-9343%252802%252901570-X%26rft_id%253Dinfo%253Apmid%252F12714126%26rft.genre%253Darticle%26rft_val_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Ajournal%26ctx_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ctx_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Actx [2]: /lookup/external-ref?access_num=10.1016/S0002-9343(02)01570-X&link_type=DOI [3]: /lookup/external-ref?access_num=12714126&link_type=MED&atom=%2Fthoraxjnl%2F58%2F8%2F732.atom [4]: /lookup/external-ref?access_num=000182436400005&link_type=ISI