Sleep . 6: obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome and hypertension.
The use of CPAP to control excessive daytime sleepiness in OSAHS probably also produces a substantial reduction in vascular risk. This is reviewed with particular reference to hypertension.
Robinson
G V
GV
Oxford Sleep Unit, Oxford Centre for Respiratory Medicine, Churchill Hospital Site, Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals, Oxford OX3 7LJ, UK. gracevrobinson@yahoo.co.uk
Stradling
J R
JR
Davies
R J O
RJ
D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy