Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome
Risk for CV mortality elevated in Hispanic adults with OSA, excessive sleepiness
Use of a symptom-based approach validated different subtypes of obstructive sleep apnea and showed an association between excessive sleepiness and increased risk for cardiovascular mortality in Hispanic adults with moderate to severe OSA.
Higher-risk patients benefit more in BP reduction from CPAP
Patients with low oxygen saturation, more severe sleep apnea and higher baseline BP achieved the greatest reductions in BP after use of continuous positive airway pressure, according to data published in Hypertension.
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CPAP unlikely to improve nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in patients with sleep apnea
CPAP alone did not improve hepatic steatosis and fibrosis in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and obstructive sleep apnea, researchers reported in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
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