The Role of Sleepiness on Arterial Stiffness Improvement After CPAP Therapy in Males With Obstructive Sleep Apnea: a Prospective Cohort Study

BACKGROUND: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with increased cardiovascular risk. This study aim to assess differences in changes in arterial stiffness of two groups of patients, defined as having daytime sleepiness or not, after continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment. METHOD...

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Main Author: Mineiro, A (author)
Other Authors: Marques da Silva, P (author), Alves, M (author), Papoila, AL (author), Marques Gomes, MJ (author), Cardoso, J (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2017
Subjects:
HSM PNEU
HSM MED
CHLC CINV
Blood Pressure
Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory
Carotid Arteries
Cholesterol, LDL/blood
Cohort Studies
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
Disorders of Excessive Somnolence/etiology
Disorders of Excessive Somnolence/physiopathology
Femoral Artery
Multivariate Analysis
Patient Compliance
Prospective Studies
Pulse Wave Analysis
Regression Analysis
Severity of Illness Index
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive/blood
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive/complications
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive/physiopathology
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive/therapy
Treatment Outcome
Vascular Stiffness/physiology
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.17/2818
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.chlc.min-saude.pt:10400.17/2818

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.17/2818

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