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The treatment of mild OSA with CPAP or mandibular advancement device and the effect on blood pressure and endothelial function after one year of treatment
Author(s) -
Thaís Moura Guimarães,
Dalva Poyares,
Luciana Oliveira e Silva,
Gabriela Costa Pontes Luz,
Glaury Coelho,
Cibele Dal Fabbro,
Sérgio Tufik,
Lia Bittencourt
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of clinical sleep medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.529
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1550-9397
pISSN - 1550-9389
DOI - 10.5664/jcsm.8822
Subject(s) - medicine , continuous positive airway pressure , obstructive sleep apnea , polysomnography , blood pressure , anesthesia , ambulatory blood pressure , ambulatory , apnea , hypopnea , sleep apnea , oral appliance , apnea–hypopnea index , cardiology
To evaluate and compare the effects of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), use of a mandibular advancement device (MAD), and no treatment on 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and peripheral arterial tonometry at 6 and 12 months follow-up in individuals with mild obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and in a subgroup who had an apnea-hypopnea index of < 5 events/h and adherence of ≥ 4 hours per night (effective-treatment subgroups).

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