Journal of Vascular Medicine & Surgery

Department of Respiratory Physiology, Penn State Medical College, PA, USA

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• Research Article   
  High Blood Pressure and Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Cross-Sectional Study
  Author(s): S Duong-Quy, K Dang-Thi-Mai, H Tran-Do, K Tran-Quang, Q Vu-Tran-Thien, K Bui-Diem and V Nguyen-Nhu*
  
  Objective: To investigate the clinical features in Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) patients with High Blood Pressure (HBP) Method: It was a descriptive cross-sectional study. There were 164 subjects underwent respiratory polygraph in sleep lab, including 141 OSA patients who were divided into 2 groups: OSA-HBP (n=76) and OSA-non-HBP (n=65). Clinical and respiratory polygraphy characteristics of two groups were analyzed. Results: Two groups of patients did not differ significantly with regard to the main characteristics, including Body Mass Index (BMI), Apnea-Hypopnea Index (AHI) and Oxygen Desaturation Index (ODI). Systolic Blood Pressures (SBP) were higher in HBP patients (p=0.011). ESS (Epworth Sleepiness Scale) was not significantly different between two groups. EDS (Excessive Daytime Sleepiness) percentage was higher in OSA.. View more»
  

  DOI: 10.35248/2329-6925.21.9.418

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