Effect of nasal continuous positive airway pressure treatment on blood pressure in patients with obstructive sleep apnea

HF Becker, A Jerrentrup, T Ploch, L Grote, T Penzel… - circulation, 2003 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—There is increasing evidence that obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is an
independent risk factor for arterial hypertension. Because there are no controlled studies …

Comparison of therapeutic and subtherapeutic nasal continuous positive airway pressure for obstructive sleep apnoea: a randomised prospective parallel trial

C Jenkinson, RJO Davies, R Mullins, JR Stradling - The Lancet, 1999 - thelancet.com
Background Nasal continuous positive airway pressure (NCPAP) is widely used as a
treatment for obstructive sleep apnoea. However, to date there are no randomised controlled …

Oral appliances for obstructive sleep apnoea

J Lim, TJ Lasserson, J Fleetham… - Cochrane database of …, 2006 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Obstructive sleep apnoea‐hypopnoea (OSAH) is a syndrome characterised by
recurrent episodes of partial or complete upper airway obstruction during sleep that are …

Enhanced release of superoxide from polymorphonuclear neutrophils in obstructive sleep apnea: impact of continuous positive airway pressure therapy

R Schulz, S Mahmoudi, K Hattar… - American journal of …, 2000 - atsjournals.org
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity and
mortality. Free oxygen radicals have been implicated in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular …

Patient safety processor

LA Lynn, EN Lynn - US Patent 9,053,222, 2015 - Google Patents
US9053222B2 - Patient safety processor - Google Patents US9053222B2 - Patient safety
processor - Google Patents Patient safety processor Download PDF Info Publication number …

Sleep apnea in acute cerebrovascular diseases: final report on 128 patients

C Bassetti, MS Aldrich - Sleep, 1999 - academic.oup.com
Although obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) appears to be a cardiovascular risk factor, its
frequency in patients with transient ischemic attack (TIA) and stroke remains poorly known …

Continuous positive airway pressure therapy for treating gess in a diverse population with obstructive sleep apnea: results of a meta-analysis

SR Patel, DP White, A Malhotra… - Archives of internal …, 2003 - jamanetwork.com
Background Although continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) has become the
standard of care in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), 2 systematic reviews …

Prevalence of sleep-disordered breathing and sleep apnea in middle-aged urban Indian men

ZF Udwadia, AV Doshi, SG Lonkar… - American journal of …, 2004 - atsjournals.org
No data are available on the prevalence of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and
obstructive sleep apnea–hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) in Indians. We conducted a two …

Randomized placebo-controlled trial of continuous positive airway pressure on blood pressure in the sleep apnea–hypopnea syndrome

JF Faccenda, TW Mackay, NA Boon… - American Journal of …, 2001 - atsjournals.org
Arterial blood pressure rises at apnea termination, and there is increasing evidence that the
sleep apnea–hypopnea syndrome (SAHS) is associated with daytime hypertension but no …

Obstructive sleep apnea

WW Flemons - New England Journal of Medicine, 2002 - Mass Medical Soc
A 43-year-old man presents with heavy snoring; his bed partner reports that he sometimes
stops breathing while he sleeps. He has hypertension controlled by medication but is …