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Yuksel Peker

Professor of Pulmonary Medicine, Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey
Verified email at ku.edu.tr
Cited by 7586

Increased incidence of cardiovascular disease in middle-aged men with obstructive sleep apnea: a 7-year follow-up

Y Peker, J Hedner, J Norum, H Kraiczi… - American journal of …, 2002 - atsjournals.org
… Correspondence and requests for reprints should be addressed to Yüksel Peker, MD, Ph.D.,
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, SE-413 45 …

Effect of positive airway pressure on cardiovascular outcomes in coronary artery disease patients with nonsleepy obstructive sleep apnea. The RICCADSA …

Y Peker, H Glantz, C Eulenburg… - American journal of …, 2016 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is common in patients with coronary artery
disease (CAD), many of whom do not report daytime sleepiness. First-line treatment for …

Obstructive sleep apnoea heterogeneity and cardiovascular disease

S Redline, A Azarbarzin, Y Peker - Nature Reviews Cardiology, 2023 - nature.com
Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), characterized by recurrent periods of upper airway obstruction
and intermittent hypoxaemia, is prevalent in patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD), …

Comparison of atenolol, amlodipine, enalapril, hydrochlorothiazide, and losartan for antihypertensive treatment in patients with obstructive sleep apnea

H KRAICZI, J Hedner, Y PEKER… - American Journal of …, 2000 - atsjournals.org
We compared the effects of atenolol (50 mg), amlodipine (5 mg), enalapril (20 mg),
hydrochlorothiazide (25 mg), and losartan (50 mg) given in once-daily oral doses on office and …

Validation a portable monitoring device for sleep apnea diagnosis in a population based cohort using synchronized home polysomnography

D Zou, L Grote, Y Peker, U Lindblad, J Hedner - Sleep, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Subject Objective: To assess the accuracy of a portable monitoring device based on
peripheral arterial tonometry to diagnose obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). To propose a new …

Increased vasoconstrictor sensitivity in obstructive sleep apnea

H Kraiczi, J Hedner, Y Peker… - Journal of applied …, 2000 - journals.physiology.org
We studied vasoconstrictor sensitivity and cholinergic responsiveness of the forearm
vasculature in 10 male patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and 10 healthy controls. …

Blood pressure response to losartan and continuous positive airway pressure in hypertension and obstructive sleep apnea

…, K Manhem, A Rosengren, Y Peker - American Journal of …, 2016 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is common in people with hypertension,
particularly resistant hypertension. Treatment with an antihypertensive agent alone is often …

Impact of gender on incident diabetes mellitus in obstructive sleep apnea: a 16-year follow-up

…, J Hedner, J Carlson, Y Peker - Journal of Clinical Sleep …, 2010 - jcsm.aasm.org
Study Objective: To address the influence of gender and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) on
development of diabetes mellitus (DM) in a sleep clinic cohort. Design: A longitudinal …

Respiratory disturbance index: an independent predictor of mortality in coronary artery disease

Y Peker, JAN Hedner, H KRAICZI… - American journal of …, 2000 - atsjournals.org
Cardiovascular mortality was prospectively investigated in consecutive coronary artery
disease (CAD) patients with versus without obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) during a follow-up …

Endothelial function in normotensive men with obstructive sleep apnea before and 6 months after CPAP treatment

…, T Keles, T Durmaz, S Turhan, E Bozkurt, Y Peker - Sleep, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Study Objectives: To evaluate endothelium-dependent flow-mediated dilation (FMD) and
endothelium-independent nitroglycerin (NTG)-induced dilation of the brachial artery with …