Healio

CPAP decreases blood pressure in patients with OSA, uncontrolled hypertension

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . For changes in office blood pressure from baseline to 6 months, researchers found significant drops among those ...
Healio

CPAP alternative may be better for lowering blood pressure in sleep apnea, hypertension

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Mandibular advancement devices were as effective for blood pressure lowering as CPAP devices for patients with ...
New Atlas

Sleep apnea: Mouthguards less invasive, just as effective as CPAP

Obstructive sleep apnea can cause or contribute to high blood pressure, so a new study examined which sleep apnea treatments – a CPAP machine or a mouthguard that keeps the airways open – was more ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Long-term Adherence to CPAP May Reduce Blood Pressure in Patients With OSA

Patients with obstructive sleep apnea with adequate continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy adherence exhibited significant reductions in diastolic blood pressure long term, compared with ...
MedPage Today

Reworked Philips CPAP, BiPAP Machines May Not Deliver Correct Therapy

Certain Philips Respironics DreamStation breathing devices, commonly used for treating sleep apnea, may deliver the incorrect prescription or no therapy at all, the FDA warned in a recall announcement ...
EDN

CPAP pressure sensors improve patient sleep

Superior Sensor Technology has added two new CP Series pressure sensors for positive airway pressure (PAP) devices used in sleep apnea, COPD, asthma and home ventilator applications. Based on the ...