title: Continuous positive airway pressure for the treatment of sleep apnea.
abstract: Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) has become the treatment of choice for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Successful therapy with CPAP depends greatly on individual patient acceptance and compliance. Current indications for CPAP, including those for mild obstructive sleep apnea, will need to be revisited when results from the longitudinal follow-up of the Wisconsin Cohort and the Sleep Heart Health Study are made available.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine (11M), John D. Dingell Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Wayne State University, 4646 John R, Detroit, MI, USA. schowdh@med.wayne.edu
authors.forename: Susmita
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chowdhuri
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D045422:Continuous Positive Airway Pressure / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010349:Patient Compliance; D012307:Risk Factors; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D013813:Therapy, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation; D016896:Treatment Outcome