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Long-term Effect of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in Hypertensive Patients with Sleep Apnea

Ferrán Barbé, Joaquín Durán‐Cantolla, Francisco Capote, Mónica de la Peña, Eusebi Chiner, Juan F. Masa, Mónica González, José M. Marı́n, Francisco García‐Río, Josefa Diaz de Atauri,

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine · 2009 · 453 citations · 36 references

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Abstract

In nonsleepy hypertensive patients with OSA, CPAP treatment for 1 year is associated with a small decrease in BP. This effect is evident only in patients who use CPAP for more than 5.6 hours per night. Clinical trial registered with www.clinicaltrials.gov (NCT00127348).

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