Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Treatment Reduces Mortality in Patients with Ischemic Stroke and Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A 5-Year Follow-up Study

Ángel Martínez‐García, Miguel; José Soler‐Cataluña, Juan; Ejarque-Martínez, Laura; Soriano, Youssef; Román-Sánchez, Pilar; Barbé Illa, Ferrán; Canal, Josep; Durán‐Cantolla, Joaquín

doi:10.1164/rccm.200808-1341oc

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Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Treatment Reduces Mortality in Patients with Ischemic Stroke and Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A 5-Year Follow-up Study

Published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine • Apr 30, 2009

Authors:

Miguel Ángel Martínez‐García

Juan José Soler‐Cataluña

Laura Ejarque-Martínez

Abstract

RATIONALE: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is an independent risk factor for stroke, but little is known about the role of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) on mortality in patients with stroke. OBJECTIVES: To analyze the independent impact of long-term CPAP treatment on mortality in patients...

Subject

Medicine

Continuous positive airway pressure

Obstructive sleep apnea

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