Bilevel positive airway pressure worsens central apneas during sleep

KG Johnson, DC Johnson - Chest, 2005 - Elsevier
Study objectives While most patients with sleep-disordered breathing are treated with
continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), bilevel positive airway pressure (BLPAP) is …

Long-term effect of continuous positive airway pressure on BP in patients with hypertension and sleep apnea

F Campos-Rodriguez, J Perez-Ronchel, A Grilo-Reina… - Chest, 2007 - Elsevier
Objective: To analyze the long-term effect of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) on
ambulatory BP in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and hypertension, and to …

Continuous positive airway pressure treatment of sleepy patients with milder obstructive sleep apnea: results of the CPAP Apnea Trial North American Program …

TE Weaver, C Mancini, G Maislin, J Cater… - American journal of …, 2012 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Twenty-eight percent of people with mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea
experience daytime sleepiness, which interferes with daily functioning. It remains unclear …

Effects of dynamic bilevel positive airway pressure support on central sleep apnea in men with heart failure

M Arzt, R Wensel, S Montalvan, T Schichtl, S Schroll… - Chest, 2008 - Elsevier
Background Treatment with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) improves cardiac
function in chronic heart failure (CHF) patients with central sleep apnea (CSA)-Cheyne …

Effect of continuous positive airway pressure vs placebo continuous positive airway pressure on sleep quality in obstructive sleep apnea

S Ancoli-Israel, JE Dimsdale - Chest, 1999 - Elsevier
Study objectives Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy has become the
treatment of choice for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). However, the efficacy of CPAP …

A randomized, double-blind clinical trial comparing continuous positive airway pressure with a novel bilevel pressure system for treatment of obstructive sleep apnea …

PC Gay, DL Herold, EJ Olson - Sleep, 2003 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Study Objectives: To obtain efficacy, objective compliance, and selfassessment
data from obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) patients treated with continuous …

Effect of continuous positive airway pressure on sleep architecture in the sleep apnea–hypopnea syndrome: a randomized controlled trial

N McARDLE, NJ DOUGLAS - … journal of respiratory and critical care …, 2001 - atsjournals.org
There is randomized controlled evidence that patients with sleep apnea–hypopnea
syndrome (SAHS) treated with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) have improved …

CPAP adherence and partial upper airway obstruction during sleep

U Anttalainen, T Saaresranta, N Kalleinen… - Sleep and …, 2007 - Springer
Nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the treatment of choice in severe
obstructive sleep-disordered breathing (SDB). Partial obstruction is usually considered as …

Evaluation of positive airway pressure treatment for sleep related breathing disorders in adults

P Gay, T Weaver, D Loube, C Iber - Sleep, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Positive airway pressure (PAP) is used to treat obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), central sleep
apnea (CSA), and chronic hypoventilation. This document provides a systematic analysis …

Positive airway pressure treatment for obstructive sleep apnea

RK Kakkar, RB Berry - Chest, 2007 - Elsevier
Positive airway pressure (PAP) is the treatment of choice for patients with moderate-to-
severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Randomized controlled trials have demonstrated that …