Resistant hypertension: detection, evaluation, and management: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association

RM Carey, DA Calhoun, GL Bakris, RD Brook… - …, 2018 - Am Heart Assoc
Resistant hypertension (RH) is defined as above-goal elevated blood pressure (BP) in a
patient despite the concurrent use of 3 antihypertensive drug classes, commonly including a …

Resistant hypertension: diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association Professional Education Committee of the …

DA Calhoun, D Jones, S Textor, DC Goff, TP Murphy… - …, 2008 - Am Heart Assoc
Resistant hypertension is a common clinical problem faced by both primary care clinicians
and specialists. While the exact prevalence of resistant hypertension is unknown, clinical …

Updates on definition, consequences, and management of obstructive sleep apnea

JG Park, K Ramar, EJ Olson - Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 2011 - Elsevier
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a breathing disorder during sleep that has implications
beyond disrupted sleep. It is increasingly recognized as an independent risk factor for …

Obstructive sleep apnoea and type 2 diabetes mellitus: a bidirectional association

RN Aurora, NM Punjabi - The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, 2013 - thelancet.com
Obstructive sleep apnoea and type 2 diabetes are common medical disorders that have
important clinical, epidemiological, and public health implications. Research done in the …

Effects of continuous positive airway pressure on blood pressure in patients with resistant hypertension and obstructive sleep apnea: a meta-analysis

IH Iftikhar, CW Valentine, LRA Bittencourt… - Journal of …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To systematically analyze the studies that have examined the effect of continuous
positive airway pressure (CPAP) on blood pressure (BP) in patients with resistant …

Spironolactone reduces severity of obstructive sleep apnoea in patients with resistant hypertension: a preliminary report

K Gaddam, E Pimenta, SJ Thomas, SS Cofield… - Journal of human …, 2010 - nature.com
Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) and hyperaldosteronism are very common in subjects with
resistant hypertension. We hypothesized that aldosterone-mediated chronic fluid retention …

Effects of OSA treatment on BP in patients with resistant hypertension: a randomized trial

RP Pedrosa, LF Drager, LKG de Paula, ACS Amaro… - Chest, 2013 - Elsevier
Background OSA is extremely common among patients with resistant hypertension (HTN).
However, the impact of the treatment of OSA with CPAP on BP in patients with resistant HTN …

Continuous positive airway pressure treatment in sleep apnea patients with resistant hypertension: a randomized, controlled trial

L Lozano, JL Tovar, G Sampol, O Romero… - Journal of …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Objectives This controlled trial assessed the effect of continuous positive airway pressure
(CPAP) on blood pressure (BP) in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and resistant …

Effects of continuous positive airway pressure treatment on clinic and ambulatory blood pressures in patients with obstructive sleep apnea and resistant hypertension …

ES Muxfeldt, V Margallo, LMS Costa, G Guimarães… - …, 2015 - Am Heart Assoc
The effect of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) on blood pressures (BPs) in
patients with resistant hypertension and obstructive sleep apnea is not established. We …

Resistant hypertension, obstructive sleep apnoea and aldosterone

T Dudenbostel, DA Calhoun - Journal of human hypertension, 2012 - nature.com
Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) and hypertension commonly coexist. Observational studies
indicate that untreated OSA is strongly associated with an increased risk of prevalent …