Obstructive sleep apnea as a cardiovascular risk Factor—Beyond CPAP

JM Bock, S Vungarala, S Karim, VK Somers - Canadian Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) experience repetitive partial or complete airway
collapse during sleep resulting in nocturnal hypoxia-normoxia cycling, and are at increased …

CPAP increases physical activity in obstructive sleep apnea with cardiovascular disease

D Stevens, KA Loffler, MP Buman… - Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - jcsm.aasm.org
Study Objectives: Uncertainty exists over whether continuous positive airway pressure
(CPAP) treatment improves moderate to vigorous physical activity levels in those with …

Effects of continuous positive airway pressure on depression and anxiety symptoms in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea: results from the sleep apnoea …

D Zheng, Y Xu, S You, ML Hackett, RJ Woodman… - …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background Whether continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment can improve
depression or anxiety symptoms in obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) patients remains …

Continuous positive airway pressure and adverse cardiovascular events in obstructive sleep apnea: are participants of randomized trials representative of sleep clinic …

A Reynor, N McArdle, B Shenoy, SS Dhaliwal, SC Rea… - Sleep, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Study Objectives Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have shown no reduction in
adverse cardiovascular (CV) events in patients randomized to continuous positive airway …

Effect of CPAP on cardiovascular risks in OSA patients. A 4-year follow-up, preliminary data

P Carratù, A Zito, S Dragonieri, MM Ciccone… - Sleep and …, 2017 - Springer
Dear Editor, We read with great interest the article entitled BEffect of CPAP therapy on
cardiovascular events and mortality in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: a meta …

Effect of CPAP on blood pressure in patients with minimally symptomatic obstructive sleep apnoea: a meta-analysis using individual patient data from four randomised …

DJ Bratton, JR Stradling, F Barbé, M Kohler - Thorax, 2014 - thorax.bmj.com
Background CPAP reduces blood pressure (BP) in patients with symptomatic obstructive
sleep apnoea (OSA). Whether the same benefit is present in patients with minimally …

Could adjunctive pharmacology mitigate cardiovascular consequences of obstructive sleep apnea?

NT Ayas, GE Foster, N Shah, J Floras… - American Journal of …, 2019 - atsjournals.org
Compelling epidemiologic data strongly implicate obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in the
development of cardiovascular disease (CVD) independent of obesity, diabetes …

Beneficial effects of long-term CPAP treatment on sleep quality and blood pressure in adherent subjects with obstructive sleep apnea

MC Yang, YC Huang, CC Lan, YK Wu… - Respiratory Care, 2015 - rc.rcjournal.com
BACKGROUND: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with increased risk of
cardiovascular diseases. Although CPAP is the first treatment choice for moderate-to-severe …

Cardiovascular mechanisms and consequences of obstructive sleep apnoea

H Vrints, B Shivalkar, H Heuten… - Acta Clinica …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is considered as a risk factor for the development of arterial
hypertension, coronary artery disease (CAD), myocardial infarction and stroke. These …

Arterial health is related to obstructive sleep apnea severity and improves with CPAP treatment

JL Pépin, R Tamisier, JP Baguet, P Lévy - Sleep Medicine Reviews, 2013 - Elsevier
In the last two decades, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has been identified as a common
clinical condition. Epidemiological studies have confirmed a high prevalence of the disease …