Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Treatment with Positive Airway Pressure.
APAP
BilevelPAP
CPAP
Cardiovascular outcomes
Hypertension
Obstructive sleep apnea
Quality of life
Sleepiness
Journal
Clinics in geriatric medicine
ISSN: 1879-8853
Titre abrégé: Clin Geriatr Med
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8603766
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
08 2021
08 2021
Historique:
entrez:
2
7
2021
pubmed:
3
7
2021
medline:
11
9
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
As in other adults, continuous positive airway pressure treatment for obstructive sleep apnea should be the mainstay of treatment. Benefits include improvements in sleepiness and quality of life, as well as improvements in hypertension control, arrhythmias, cardiovascular risk, and mortality. This article discusses issues in prescribing this treatment, including those related specifically to elderly individuals.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34210447
pii: S0749-0690(21)00026-4
doi: 10.1016/j.cger.2021.04.004
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doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
417-427Informations de copyright
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