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Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Treatment Reduces Mortality in Patients with Ischemic Stroke and Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Miguel Ángel Martínez‐García, Juan José Soler‐Cataluña, Laura Ejarque-Martínez, Youssef Soriano, Pilar Román-Sánchez, Ferrán Barbé Illa, Josep Canal, Joaquín Durán‐Cantolla

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine · 2009 · 384 citations · 32 references

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Abstract

Our results suggest that long-term CPAP treatment in moderate to severe OSA and ischemic stroke is associated with a reduction in excess risk of mortality.

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