Long-term Effect of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in Hypertensive Patients with Sleep Apnea

Barbé, Ferrán; Durán‐Cantolla, Joaquín; Capote, Francisco; de la Peña, Mónica; Chiner, Eusebi; F. Masa, Juan; González, Mónica; M. Marı́n, José; García‐Río, Francisco; Diaz de Atauri, Josefa; Terán, Joaquín; Mayos, Mercedes; Monasterio, Carmen; del Campo, Felix; Gomez, Sivia; Sánchez‐de‐la‐Torre, Manuel; Martínez, Montse; M. Montserrat, Josep

doi:10.1164/rccm.200901-0050oc

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Long-term Effect of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in Hypertensive Patients with Sleep Apnea

Published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine • Dec 10, 2009

Authors:

Ferrán Barbé

Joaquín Durán‐Cantolla

Francisco Capote

Abstract

RATIONALE: Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the current treatment for patients with symptomatic obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Its use for all subjects with sleep-disordered breathing, regardless of daytime symptoms, is unclear. OBJECTIVES: This multicenter controlled trial assesses the...

Subject

Medicine

Continuous positive airway pressure

Sleep apnea

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