Predictors of blood pressure response to continuous positive airway pressure treatment in patients with sleep apnea
Maximilian Seidel,
Muhammed F. Kiziler,
Marios Matiakis
et al.
Abstract:Background:
Sleep apnea is associated with hypertension. Metaanalyses indicate that treatment of sleep apnea by continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) reduces blood pressure (BP) by a mean of 3 mmHg. To date, predictors of BP response to CPAP remain incompletely understood. We hypothesized that the magnitude of CPAP-induced BP reduction depends on baseline apnea–hypopnea index (AHI) and the extent of daytime sleepiness
Methods:
We performed a retros… Show more
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