Somers - Figure 28
Changes in Blood Pressure
FIG. 28: What happens when you treat sleep apnea with CPAP? There are some studies that show a fairly dramatic lowering of blood pressure after CPAP treatment. These data from Becker et al[15] show a fall in mean systolic and diastolic blood pressure of about 10 mmHg after effective CPAP therapy.
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References
[15]
Becker HF, Jerrentrup A, Ploch T, et al. Effect of nasal continuous positive airway pressure treatment on blood pressure in patients with obstructive sleep apnea. Circulation 2003;107:68–73.