Cardiovascular mortality in obstructive sleep apnoea treated with continuous positive airway pressure or oral appliance: An observational study

Autor: Monali Patil, Philippe Jaoude, Anil Anandam, Ali A. El-Solh, Morohunfolu E. Akinnusi
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Respirology. 18:1184-1190
ISSN: 1323-7799
DOI: 10.1111/resp.12140
Popis: Background and objective The objective of this study was to evaluate the long-term cardiovascular mortality in patients with severe obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) treated with either continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) or mandibular advancing device (MAD). Methods A non-concurrent cohort study of 570 subjects with severe OSA (apnoea/hypopnoea index (AHI) ≥ 30/h) and a control group of 269 subjects (AHI
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