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Effectiveness of continuous positive airway pressure in lowering blood pressure in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: a critical review of the literature

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is an extremely common comorbid condition in patients with hypertension, with a prevalence of ~50%. There is growing evidence suggesting that OSA is a secondary cause of hypertension, associated with both poor blood pressure (BP) control and target organ damage in patie...

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Autores principales: Fatureto-Borges, Fernanda, Lorenzi-Filho, Geraldo, Drager, Luciano F
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4803254/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27051313
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IBPC.S70402