Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Hypertension: A Bidirectional Causal Relation

Publisher: Bentham Science Publishers

E-ISSN: 1875-6387 |11|4|272-277

ISSN: 1573-398x

Source: Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews, Vol.11, Iss.4, 2015-12, pp. : 272-277

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Abstract

Apart from the common predisposing factors of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Hypertension,there is also a bidirectional causal relation between these two diseases. The aim of this review is to describe thepathophysiological background of the interaction between them and to highlight the potential benefits of ContinuousPositive Airway Treatment (CPAP) and several antihypertensive drugs on the alleviation of both conditions.