Sleep . 6: obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome and hypertension

G V Robinson; J R Stradling; R J O Davies

doi:10.1136/thx.2003.015875

Sleep . 6: obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome and hypertension

Thorax. 2004 Dec;59(12):1089-94. doi: 10.1136/thx.2003.015875.

Authors

G V Robinson¹, J R Stradling, R J O Davies

Affiliation

¹ Oxford Sleep Unit, Oxford Centre for Respiratory Medicine, Churchill Hospital Site, Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals, Oxford OX3 7LJ, UK. gracevrobinson@yahoo.co.uk

Abstract

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.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Blood Pressure / physiology
Humans
Hypertension / etiology*
Hypertension / physiopathology
Obesity / complications
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / complications*
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / physiopathology
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / therapy