Effect of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure on the Incidence of Hypertension and Cardiovascular Events in Nonsleepy Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea | Zendy

Ferrán Barbé | Zendy; Joaquín DuránCantolla | Zendy; Manuel SánchezdelaTorre | Zendy; Montserrat MartínezAlonso | Zendy; Carmen Carmona | Zendy; Antònia Barceló | Zendy; Eusebi Chiner | Zendy; Juan F. Masa | Zendy; Mónica González | Zendy; José M. Marı́n | Zendy; Francisco GarcíaRío | Zendy; Josefa Diaz de Atauri | Zendy; Joaquín Terán | Zendy; Mercedes Mayos | Zendy; Mónica de la Peña | Zendy; Carmen Monasterio | Zendy; Félix del Campo | Zendy; Josep M. Montserrat | Zendy; for the Spanish Sleep and Breathing Network | Zendy

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Effect of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure on the Incidence of Hypertension and Cardiovascular Events in Nonsleepy Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Author(s) -

Ferrán Barbé,

Joaquín DuránCantolla,

Manuel SánchezdelaTorre,

Montserrat MartínezAlonso,

Carmen Carmona,

Antònia Barceló,

Eusebi Chiner,

Juan F. Masa,

Mónica González,

José M. Marı́n,

Francisco GarcíaRío,

Josefa Diaz de Atauri,

Joaquín Terán,

Mercedes Mayos,

Mónica de la Peña,

Carmen Monasterio,

Félix del Campo,

Josep M. Montserrat,

for the Spanish Sleep and Breathing Network

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

jama

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 4.688

H-Index - 680

eISSN - 1538-3598

pISSN - 0098-7484

DOI - 10.1001/jama.2012.4366

Subject(s) - medicine , continuous positive airway pressure , obstructive sleep apnea , interquartile range , epworth sleepiness scale , sleep apnea , blood pressure , cardiology , stroke (engine) , positive airway pressure , incidence (geometry) , myocardial infarction , apnea , polysomnography , mechanical engineering , physics , optics , engineering

Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the first-line treatment for patients with symptomatic obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). However, its indication for all patients with sleep-disordered breathing, regardless of daytime symptoms, is unclear.

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