Sleep apnea and galectin-3: possible sex-specific relationship.

CONCLUSIONS: Sleep apnea is associated elevated galectin-3 levels in women but not men. Our findings highlight a possible sex-specific relationship between sleep apnea and galectin-3, a biomarker of potential myocardial fibrosis that has been associated with increased cardiovascular risk. PMID: 30721387 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30721387?dopt=Abstract

Source: Sleep and Breathing - February 5, 2019 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Singh M, Hanis CL, Redline S, Ballantyne CM, Hamzeh I, Aguilar D Tags: Sleep Breath Source Type: research