CPAP adherence reduces cardiovascular risk among older adults with obstructive sleep apnea.

CONCLUSIONS: In this national study of older adult Medicare beneficiaries with OSA, CPAP adherence was associated with greatly reduced risk for CVD events. This risk reduction was consistent across race, sex, and socioeconomic subgroups. PMID: 33141315 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33141315?dopt=Abstract

Source: Sleep and Breathing - November 3, 2020 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Wickwire EM, Bailey MD, Somers VK, Srivastava MC, Scharf SM, Johnson AM, Albrecht JS Tags: Sleep Breath Source Type: research