Reduction in sympathetic tone in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea: is fixed CPAP more effective than APAP? A randomised, parallel trial protocol

E Treptow, JL Pepin, S Bailly, P Levy, C Bosc… - BMJ open, 2019 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is a prevalent disease associated with
cardiovascular events. Hypertension is one of the major intermediary mechanisms leading …

Continuous positive airway pressure treatment for obstructive sleep apnoea reduces resting heart rate but does not affect dysrhythmias: a randomised controlled trial

S Craig, JCT Pepperell, M Kohler… - Journal of sleep …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is associated with cardiovascular morbidity and may
precipitate cardiac dysrhythmias. Uncontrolled reports suggest that continuous positive …

Blood pressure variability in obstructive sleep apnoea: data from 4 randomised controlled CPAP withdrawal trials

F Lettau, EI Schwarz, JR Stradling, M Kohler - Respiration, 2017 - karger.com
Background: Increased daytime blood pressure variability (BPV) is associated with
cardiovascular risk. Preliminary data suggest that obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) might …

Pulse wave analysis in a pilot randomised controlled trial of auto-adjusting and continuous positive airway pressure for obstructive sleep apnoea

JP Bakker, AJ Campbell, AM Neill - Sleep and Breathing, 2011 - Springer
Purpose Non-invasive measurements of arterial stiffness including the augmentation index
(AIx) and central blood pressure (BP) have been used to assess the cardiovascular health of …

Continuous positive airway pressure does not reduce blood pressure in nonsleepy hypertensive OSA patients

GV Robinson, DM Smith, BA Langford… - European …, 2006 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is associated with high cardiovascular morbidity and
mortality. Several randomised controlled trials have shown that continuous positive airway …

Obstructive sleep apnoea and comorbidity–an overview of the association and impact of continuous positive airway pressure therapy

WT McNicholas - Expert review of respiratory medicine, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is highly prevalent and there is considerable
evidence supporting an independent association with a wide range of co-morbidities …

Predictors of blood pressure fall with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA)

GV Robinson, BA Langford, DM Smith, JR Stradling - Thorax, 2008 - thorax.bmj.com
Background: Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is associated with high cardiovascular
morbidity and mortality. Randomised controlled trials have shown that, on average …

Fixed and autoadjusting continuous positive airway pressure treatments are not similar in reducing cardiovascular risk factors in patients with obstructive sleep apnea

V Patruno, S Aiolfi, G Costantino, R Murgia, C Selmi… - Chest, 2007 - Elsevier
Background A strong association between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and the risk for
cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases has been reported. Continuous positive …

[HTML][HTML] Beyond usual care: a multidisciplinary approach towards the treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea

MA Arachchige, J Steier - Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA) is a common sleep-related breathing disorder,
characterised by repeated interruptions in breathing while asleep due to collapse of the …

Should use of 4 hours continuous positive airway pressure per night be considered acceptable compliance?

JF Masa, J Corral-Peñafiel - European Respiratory Journal, 2014 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) reduces blood pressure in obstructive sleep
apnoea (OSA) patients, as well as in patients with resistant hypertension. The effect of CPAP …