TY - JOUR
T1 - Obstructive sleep apnea and hypertension
T2 - A bidirectional causal relation
AU - Chatzimavridou-Grigoriadou, Victoria
AU - Mathioudakis, Alexander G.
AU - Corlateanu, Alexandru
AU - Mathioudakis, Georgios A.
AU - Evangelopoulou, Efstathia
PY - 2015/12/1
Y1 - 2015/12/1
N2 - 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 the pathophysiological background of the interaction between them and to highlight the potential benefits of Continuous Positive Airway Treatment (CPAP) and several antihypertensive drugs on the alleviation of both conditions.
AB - 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 the pathophysiological background of the interaction between them and to highlight the potential benefits of Continuous Positive Airway Treatment (CPAP) and several antihypertensive drugs on the alleviation of both conditions.
KW - Continuous positive airway pressure
KW - Human
KW - Hypertension
KW - Obstructive sleep apnoea
KW - Pathophysiology
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84953737763&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.2174/1573398X11666150914212040
DO - 10.2174/1573398X11666150914212040
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84953737763
SN - 1573-398X
VL - 11
SP - 272
EP - 277
JO - Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews
JF - Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews
IS - 4
ER -