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Somers - Figure 48

Day-Night Variation of Acute Myocardial Infarction

FIG. 48:  The question remains as to whether this kind of ischemia occurring during sleep translates into a full-blown MI, a question addressed in this paper by Sert-Kuniyoshi et al.[36]   

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References

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Sert-Kuniyoshi FH, Garcia-Touchard A, Gami AS, et al. Day–night variation of acute myocardial infarction in obstructive sleep apnea. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008;52:343–346.