TY - GEN AU - Barceló Bennasar, Antonia AU - Pierola Lopetegui, Javier AU - Esquinas, Cristina AU - de la Pena-Bravo, Monica AU - Arque, Meritxell AU - Alonso-Fernandez, Alberto AU - Bauça, Josep Miquel AU - Robles, Juan AU - Barceló Martín, Bernardino AU - Barbe, Ferran PY - 2014 DO - 10.1371/journal.pone.0084362 SN - 1932-6203 UR - http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12105/19964 AB - Background: Metabolic syndrome (MS) occurs frequently in patients with obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS). We hypothesized that aldosterone levels are elevated in OSAHS and associated with the presence of MS. Methods: We studied 66... LA - eng PB - Public Library of Science (PLOS) KW - Metabolic Syndrome KW - Continuous Positive Airway Pressure KW - Male KW - Adult KW - Sleep Apnea, Obstructive KW - Aldosterone KW - Humans KW - Middle Aged TI - Relationship between Aldosterone and the Metabolic Syndrome in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Hypopnea Syndrome: Effect of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Treatment TY - research article ER -