Positive airway pressure treatment for obstructive sleep apnea

RK Kakkar, RB Berry - Chest, 2007 - Elsevier
airway pressure (PAP) is the treatment of choice for patients with moderate-to-severe obstructive
sleep apnea (OSA)… in the risk of cardiovascular events in OSA patients treated with PAP …

Predictors of continuous positive airway pressure adherence in patients with obstructive sleep apnea

M Mehrtash, JP Bakker, N Ayas - Lung, 2019 - Springer
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common disease which impacts quality of life, mood, …
airway pressure (CPAP) is the first-line treatment for patients with moderate to severe OSA. …

Effects of continuous positive airway pressure on cardiovascular risk profile in patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea and metabolic syndrome

Z Dorkova, D Petrasova, A Molcanyiova… - Chest, 2008 - Elsevier
… in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has been linked … therapy with continuous
positive airway pressure (CPAP) on … ) risk in patients with severe OSA and metabolic syndrome. …

Associations of obstructive sleep apnea with atrial fibrillation and continuous positive airway pressure treatment: a review

D Linz, RD McEvoy, MR Cowie, VK Somers… - JAMA …, 2018 - jamanetwork.com
… However, a cluster analysis in patients with OSA revealed that at least 50% of patients with
severe OSA do not report symptoms of unrestful sleep or daytime sleepiness. This proportion …

Effects of continuous positive airway pressure on quality of life in patients with moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea: data from a randomized controlled trial

MM Siccoli, JCT Pepperell, M Kohler, SE Craig… - Sleep, 2008 - academic.oup.com
… One hundred-two men with moderate-severe obstructive sleep apnea were randomized to
either “real” or “sham” CPAP for one month. Outcome measures were subjective sleepiness (…

The effect of continuous positive airway pressure on glucose control in diabetic patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea

HA Hassaballa, A Tulaimat, JJ Herdegen… - Sleep and …, 2005 - Springer
… patients were morbidly obese with severe OSA and represent a severe form of sleep apnea.
Our findings may not allow extrapolation to less obese patients with mild or moderate OSA. …

Blood pressure improvement with continuous positive airway pressure is independent of obstructive sleep apnea severity

JP Bakker, BA Edwards, SP Gautam… - Journal of Clinical …, 2014 - jcsm.aasm.org
… Our findings suggest that obstructive sleep apnea patients with … positive airway pressure
in terms of a substantial reduction in blood pressure, even after controlling for disease severity

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
… nCPAP treatment is the most effective treatment for severe OSA … shown that CPAP treatment
of severe OSA reduces 24-h BP 13–… Patients with more severe disease (>30 dips per hour in …

A randomized controlled trial of continuous positive airway pressure in mild obstructive sleep apnea

M Barnes, D Houston, CJ Worsnop… - American journal of …, 2002 - atsjournals.org
… with severe OSA with nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP) reverses upper
airway obstruction during sleep (16) and reduces many of the consequences of severe OSA, …

Cost-effectiveness of continuous positive airway pressure therapy for moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea

NT Ayas, JM FitzGerald, JA Fleetham… - Archives of internal …, 2006 - jamanetwork.com
Obstructive sleep apnea and blood pressure: interaction between the blood pressure–lowering
effects of positive airway pressure therapy and antihypertensive drugs. …