Cardiovascular disease - a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among adults - is strongly influenced by platelet function through acute thrombotic and atherogenic mechanisms.
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Acute myocardial infarctions (AMI) and coronary artery disease (CAD) are major causes of mortality and morbidity worldwide. About 10% of patients who are admitted to emergency departments with chest pain every year are diagnosed with heart attack. AMI is a condition that can be due to ischemic heart disease or coronary artery disease in conjunction, and it becomes manifest when an atherosclerotic plate rupture and a developing thrombus occludes the coronary artery totally or partially, restricting blood access to the heart.
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Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a respiratory disorder characterized by repeated and cyclic episodes of total collapse of the upper airway during sleep. These events may result in oxygen desaturation, high blood levels of carbon dioxide and microarousals.
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