Effect of CPAP on the metabolic syndrome: A randomised sham-controlled study

Thorax

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 588-589

  Hoyos, C M ^a   Sullivan, D R ^b   Liu, P Y ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMORBIDITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INTRAABDOMINAL FAT; LETTER; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SHAM PROCEDURE; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING;

EID: 84877587203     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: 14683296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2012-203074     Document Type: Letter

References (7)

1. Pepin JL, Tamisier R, Levy P. Obstructive sleep apnoea and metabolic syndrome: put CPAP efficacy in a more realistic perspective. Thorax 2012;67:1025-7.
2. Sharma SK, Agrawal S, Damodaran D, et al. CPAP for the metabolic syndrome in patients with obstructive sleep apnea. N Engl J Med 2011;365:2277-86.
3. Hoyos CM, Killick R, Yee BJ, et al. Cardiometabolic changes after continuous positive airway pressure for obstructive sleep apnoea: a randomised sham-controlled study. Thorax 2012;67:1081-9.
4. Alberti KG, Eckel RH, Grundy SM, et al. Harmonizing the metabolic syndrome: a joint interim statement of the International Diabetes Federation Task Force on Epidemiology and Prevention; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; American Heart Association; World Heart Federation; International Atherosclerosis Society; and International Association for the Study of Obesity. Circulation 2009;120:1640-5.
5. Coughlin SR, Mawdsley L, Mugarza JA, et al. Cardiovascular and metabolic effects of CPAP in obese males with OSA. Eur Respir J 2007;29:720-7. (Pubitemid 46554622)
6. Sivam S, Phillips CL, Trenell MI, et al. Effects of 8 weeks of continuous positive airway pressure on abdominal adiposity in obstructive sleep apnoea. Eur Respir J 2012;4:913-8.
7. Kritikou I, Basta M, Tappouni R, et al. Sleep apnoea and visceral adiposity in middle-aged males and females. Eur Respir J Published Online First: 27 Jun. 2012. PMID: 22743670