Long Term Effects of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients: Apnea-Hypopnea Index and Blood Pressure Changes

Long Term Effects of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients: Apnea-Hypopnea Index and Blood Pressure Changes

Background and Objective Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is characterized by repetitive episodes of complete or partial upper airway obstruction during sleep. Although, optimal treatment of OSA with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) reduce the number of respiratory events during sleep, and th...

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Main Authors: Pamela Song, Sohee Kim, Daeyoung Kim, Eun Yeon Joo, Seung Bong Hong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Sleep Medicine 2012-04-01
Series:Sleep Medicine Research
Subjects:
OSA
CPAP
Body weight
Blood
Pressure
Online Access:http://www.sleepmedres.org/upload/pdf/smr-3-1-20.pdf

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