Management of hypertension in obstructive sleep apnoea: predicting blood pressure reduction under continuous positive airway pressure

Hypertension affects a quarter of the adult population and remains a leading cause of cardiovascular mortality, accounting for 13.5% of all deaths. Half of all strokes and ischaemic heart disease events are attributable to high blood pressure (BP) [1, 2]. Most patients exhibit Grade-I hypertension (systolic BP of 140 to 159 mmHg and/or diastolic BP of 90 to 99 mmHg) without co-existing cardiovascular disease. An active reduction of BP results in a significant reduction in stroke and death [3].

Source: European Respiratory Journal - October 5, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Tamisier, R., Levy, P. Tags: Sleep medicine Editorial Source Type: research