The Association Between Obstructive Sleep Apnea Characterized by a Minimum 3 Percent Oxygen Desaturation or Arousal Hypopnea Definition and Hypertension

Conclusions:Use of the AASM recommended definition of hypopnea as a component of the AHI is associated with the presence of hypertension.Citation:Budhiraja R, Javaheri S, Parthasarathy S, Berry RB, Quan SF. The association between obstructive sleep apnea characterized by a minimum 3 percent oxygen desaturation or arousal hypopnea definition and hypertension.J Clin Sleep Med. 2019;15(9):1261–1270.
Source: Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine : JCSM - Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: research