Impact of continuous positive airway pressure therapy on blood pressure in patients with obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled …

M Alajmi, AT Mulgrew, J Fox, W Davidson, M Schulzer… - Lung, 2007 - Springer
Patients with untreated obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea (OSAH) are predisposed to
developing hypertension, and therapy with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) may …

Continuous positive airway pressure reduces daytime sleepiness in mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnoea: a meta-analysis

NS Marshall, M Barnes, N Travier, AJ Campbell… - Thorax, 2006 - thorax.bmj.com
Background: Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) affects an estimated 2–4% of the
middle aged population. Meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials have shown that the …

Noninferiority of functional outcome in ambulatory management of obstructive sleep apnea

ST Kuna, I Gurubhagavatula, G Maislin… - American journal of …, 2011 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Home portable monitor testing is increasingly being used to diagnose patients
with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and to initiate them on continuous positive airway …

Obstructive sleep apnea treatment in adults

HP Chang, YF Chen, JK Du - The Kaohsiung journal of medical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Sleep‐related breathing disorders are complex problems that decrease quality of life and
increase morbidity and mortality in patients. Comprehensive evaluation is essential for …

Effect of continuous positive airway pressure on the incidence of hypertension and cardiovascular events in nonsleepy patients with obstructive sleep apnea: a …

F Barbé, J Durán-Cantolla, M Sánchez-De-La-Torre… - Jama, 2012 - jamanetwork.com
Context Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the first-line treatment for patients
with symptomatic obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). However, its indication for all patients with …

Symptoms of insomnia among patients with obstructive sleep apnea before and after two years of positive airway pressure treatment

E Björnsdóttir, C Janson, JF Sigurdsson, P Gehrman… - Sleep, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Study Objectives: To assess the changes of insomnia symptoms among patients
with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) from starting treatment with positive airway pressure …

[HTML][HTML] Diagnosis and treatment of obstructive sleep apnea in adults

EM Balk, D Moorthy, NO Obadan, K Patel, S Ip… - 2011 - europepmc.org
Background Methods for diagnosing and treating obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are
cumbersome, resource-intensive, and often inconvenient for the patient. Purpose …

CPAP and behavioral therapies in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: effects on daytime sleepiness, mood, and cognitive function

AI Sánchez, P Martínez, E Miró, WA Bardwell… - Sleep medicine …, 2009 - Elsevier
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a disorder characterized by repeated episodes of
complete (apneas) or partial (hypopneas) cessations of breathing while sleeping. While …

Clinical guidelines for the manual titration of positive airway pressure in patients with obstructive sleep apnea

Positive Airway Pressure Titration Task Force … - Journal of Clinical …, 2008 - jcsm.aasm.org
Positive airway pressure (PAP) devices are used to treat patients with sleep related
breathing disorders (SRBDs), including obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). After a patient is …

Gender differences in obstructive sleep apnea and treatment response to continuous positive airway pressure

L Ye, GW Pien, SJ Ratcliffe, TE Weaver - Journal of clinical sleep …, 2009 - jcsm.aasm.org
Objectives: Whether gender differences exist in clinical manifestations of obstructive sleep
apnea (OSA) and whether women's responses to continuous positive airway pressure …