Effect of CPAP on blood pressure in patients with minimally symptomatic obstructive sleep apnoea: A meta-analysis using individual patient data from four randomised controlled trials

Thorax

Volumn 69, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1128-1135

  Bratton, Daniel J ^a   Stradling, John R ^b   Barbé, Ferran ^c   Kohler, Malcolm ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE REGISTRY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK ASSESSMENT; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SOMNOLENCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; BLOOD PRESSURE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

BLOOD PRESSURE; CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 84908035420     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: 14683296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2013-204993     Document Type: Article

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