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Effects of continuous positive airway pressure on blood pressure in hypertensive patients with obstructive sleep apnea

Authors :
John S. Floras
Christodoulos Stefanadis
Dimitrios Tousoulis
Vasilios Papademetriou
Alexandros Kasiakogias
D. Aragiannis
Manos Alchanatis
Costas Thomopoulos
Costas Tsioufis
Source :
Journal of Hypertension. 31:352-360
Publication Year :
2013
Publisher :
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2013.

Abstract

Objective:Several studies have reported a small yet significant decrease in blood pressure (BP) with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) application in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). We investigated the long-term efficiency of CPAP in the management of hypertensive patients with

Details

ISSN :
02636352
Volume :
31
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Journal of Hypertension
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........f1f1e83033d1c0d39a3c6e2e22fda88a
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1097/hjh.0b013e32835bdcda