Effect of CPAP on blood pressure in patients with obstructive sleep apnea and resistant hypertension: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Department of Cardiology, Elena Venizelou Hospital, Athens, Greece; 2nd Department of Cardiology, Attikon University Hospital, Athens, Greece. Electronic address: varounis@hotmail.com.
Christos
C
Varounis
Department of Cardiology, Elena Venizelou Hospital, Athens, Greece; Cardiology Department, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Vasiliki
V
Katsi
Cardiology Department, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Ioannis E
IE
Kallikazaros
1st Department of Cardiology, Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece.
Dimitrios
D
Tousoulis
1st Department of Cardiology, Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece.
Christodoulos
C
Stefanadis
2nd Department of Cardiology, Attikon University Hospital, Athens, Greece.
John
J
Parissis
2nd Department of Cardiology, Attikon University Hospital, Athens, Greece.
John
J
Lekakis
3rd Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Charalampos
C
Siristatidis
Department of Cardiology, Asklepeion General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Athanasios J
AJ
Manolis
Department of Cardiology, Elena Venizelou Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Thomas
T
Makris
D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D045422:Continuous Positive Airway Pressure / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D064887:Observational Studies as Topic; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / Q000379:methods; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
CPAP; Obstructive sleep apnea; Resistant hypertension