Untreated Obstructive Sleep Apnea Is Associated With Myocardial Injury Independent of Blood Pressure Control in Hypertension

Conclusions:Unrecognized severe OSA was common in patients with difficult-to-control hypertension, and OSA severity was associated with myocardial injury, independent of BP control with medications.Clinical Trial Registration:Registry: ClinicalTrials.gov, Title: A Cross-sectional Study of the Occurrence and Effect of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Subjects With Resistant Hypertension, Identifier: NCT00843583, URL:https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00843583Citation:Lui MM, Tse HF, Mak JC, Lam DC, Chan CW, Chong PW, Ip MS. Untreated obstructive sleep apnea is associated with myocardial injury independent of blood pressure control in hypertension.J Clin Sleep Med. 2018;14(11):1841–1847.
Source: Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine : JCSM - Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: research