title: Effect of hypertension on upper airway function and sleep apnoea.
abstract: Current evidence suggests that elevations in blood pressure during obstructive apnoeic episodes increase pharyngeal collapsibility and the severity of obstructive sleep apnoea.
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins Sleep Disorders Center, Pulmonary & Critical Care Division, Department of Medicine, and Department of Anesthesiology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Schwartz
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Rowley
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: O'Donnell
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: King
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mayor
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Smith