title: Position paper on the management of patients with obstructive sleep apnea and hypertension: joint recommendations by the European Society of Hypertension, by the European Respiratory Society and by the members of European COST (COoperation in Scientific and Technological research) ACTION B26 on obstructive sleep apnea.
abstract: This article is aimed at addressing the current state of the art in epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnostic procedures and treatment options for appropriate management of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in cardiovascular (particularly hypertensive) patients, as well as for the management of cardiovascular diseases (particularly arterial hypertension) in OSA patients. The present document is the result of the work done by a panel of experts participating in the European Union COST (COoperation in Scientific and Technological research) ACTION B26 on OSA, with the endorsement of the European Respiratory Society (ERS) and the European Society of Hypertension (ESH). These recommendations are particularly aimed at reminding cardiovascular experts to consider the occurrence of sleep-related breathing disorders in patients with high blood pressure. They are at the same time aimed at reminding respiration experts to consider the occurrence of hypertension in patients with respiratory problems at night.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Medicine and Prevention, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy. gianfranco.parati@unimib.it
authors.forename: Gianfranco
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Parati
authors.forename: Carolina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lombardi
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hedner
authors.forename: Maria R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Bonsignore
authors.forename: Ludger
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Grote
authors.forename: Ruzena
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tkacova
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Levy
authors.forename: Renata
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Riha
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bassetti
authors.forename: Krzysztof
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Narkiewicz
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mancia
authors.forename: Walter T
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: McNicholas
mesh_terms: D015897:Comorbidity; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D012958:Societies, Scientific; D015996:Survival Rate