Poster PresentationBACKGROUND: Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), characterised by intermittent hypoxia (IH) during sleep, is increasingly recognised as an independent risk factor of cardiovascular diseases (CVD). OSA has been reported to be associated with changes in the levels of circulating oxidative stress and inflammatory markers as well as dyslipidemia, supporting their mediating roles in cardiovascular pathogenesis. This study aimed to investigate the ...published_or_final_versionThe 17th Medical Research Conference, Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 14 January 2012. In Hong Kong Medical Journal, 2012, v. 18 n. 1, suppl. 1, p. 23, abstract no. 2
