Cardiovascular Mortality in Obstructive Sleep Apnea in the Elderly: Role of Long-Term Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Treatment: A Prospective Observational Study

Martínez-García, Miguel-Angel; Campos-Rodríguez, Francisco; Catalán-Serra, Pablo; Soler-Cataluña, Juan-José; Almeida-Gonzalez, Carmen; De la Cruz Morón, Ines; Durán-Cantolla, Joaquin; Montserrat, Josep-Maria

doi:10.1164/rccm.201203-0448oc

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Cardiovascular Mortality in Obstructive Sleep Apnea in the Elderly: Role of Long-Term Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Treatment: A Prospective Observational Study

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Miguel-Angel Martínez-García

Francisco Campos-Rodríguez

Pablo Catalán-Serra

Abstract

Abstract Rationale Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a risk factor for cardiovascular death in middle-aged subjects, but it is not known whether it is also a risk factor in the elderly. Objectives To investigate whether OSA is a risk factor for cardiovascular death and to assess whether continuous po...

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