REVISTA PORTUGUESA DE PNEUMOLOGIA, vol.22, no.1, pp.18-26, 2016 (SCI-Expanded)
Objective: Uric acid (UA) is the end product of adenosine triphosphate degradation, and could increase due to hypoxia. We investigated the association of UA metabolites with nocturnal hypoxemia, apnea-hypopnea index (AHI), noninvasive mechanical ventilation (NIMV) usage and five-year mortality.