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CPAP for Prevention of Cardiovascular Events in Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Author(s) -
R. Doug McEvoy,
Nick A. Antic,
Emma Heeley,
Yuanming Luo,
Qiong Ou,
Xilong Zhang,
Olga Mediano,
Rui Chen,
Luciano F. Drager,
Zhihong Liu,
Guofang Chen,
Baoliang Du,
Nigel McArdle,
Sutapa Mukherjee,
Manjari Tripathi,
Laurent Billot,
Qiang Li,
Geraldo LorenziFilho,
Ferrán Barbé,
Susan Redline,
JiGuang Wang,
Hisatomi Arima,
Bruce Neal,
David P. White,
Ronald R. Grunstein,
Nanshan Zhong,
Craig S. Anderson
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa1606599
Subject(s) - medicine , continuous positive airway pressure , obstructive sleep apnea , hazard ratio , myocardial infarction , apnea , stroke (engine) , sleep apnea , angina , cardiology , hypopnea , confidence interval , apnea–hypopnea index , physical therapy , polysomnography , mechanical engineering , engineering
Obstructive sleep apnea is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular events; whether treatment with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) prevents major cardiovascular events is uncertain.

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