Effect of continuous positive airway pressure on lipid profile in patients with severe OSAS

Conclusions: Patients with severe OSAS exhibit abnormal lipid levels that improve by CPAP treatment as short as 2 months. It appears that the beneficial effect of CPAP therapy is not transient, 5 years later lipids continue to stay in the normal range. The improvements in lipid profile could be explained by the lack of intermittent hypoxia, a direct result of CPAP therapy.

Source: European Respiratory Journal - November 19, 2018 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Simon, B., Gabor, B., Barta, I., Paska, C., Szvatek, R., Boszormenyi Nagy, G., Vizi, E., Antus, B. Tags: Sleep and control of breathing Source Type: research