Effects of continuous positive airway pressure on blood pressure in patients with resistant hypertension and obstructive sleep apnea: a systematic review and meta-analysis of six randomized controlled trials

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate systematically the effects of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) on blood pressure in patients with resistant hypertension and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Methods: The Cochrane Library, PubMed, ScienceDirect, and the Web of Science were searched for stu...

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Main Authors: Qiang Lei, Yunhui Lv, Kai Li, Lei Ma, Guodong Du, Yan Xiang, Xuqing Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia 2017-07-01
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-37132017000500373&lng=en&tlng=en