Obstructive sleep apnea and blood pressureInteraction between the blood pressure-lowering effects of positive airway pressure therapy and antihypertensive drugs
Author(s) -
Jan Börgel,
B MARTINSANNER,
Fatih Keskin,
A. Bittlinsky,
N KARENBARTELS,
Nikolaus Büchner,
Anika Huesing,
L CHRISTIANRUMP,
Andreas Mügge
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
american journal of hypertension
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1941-7225
pISSN - 0895-7061
DOI - 10.1016/j.amjhyper.2004.06.026
Subject(s) - medicine , obstructive sleep apnea , blood pressure , continuous positive airway pressure , cardiology , positive airway pressure , anesthesia , airway , sleep apnea , risk factor , apnea
There is increasing evidence that obstructive sleep apnea is an independent risk factor for arterial hypertension. Previous studies on the antihypertensive effects of positive airway pressure therapy on daytime blood pressure (BP) revealed inconsistent results.
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