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CPAP may reduce cardiovascular mortality in patients with OSA
  1. Carl J Reynolds
  1. Correspondence to Dr Carl J Reynolds, CT1, Chelsea and Westminster NHS Trust, Department of Acute Medicine, 369 Fulham Road, London SW10 9NH, UK; carl.reynolds{at}nhs.net

https://doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2012-201669

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    This double-blind randomised crossover study of patients with moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) compared 3 months of therapeutic continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) with 3 months of sham CPAP with a 1 month wash-out period in between. Markers of the metabolic syndrome were measured before and after each CPAP treatment.

    The study population comprised 86 CPAP naïve patients aged 30–65 …

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