Continuous positive airway pressure treatment reduces cardiovascular death and non-fatal cardiovascular events in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: A meta-analysis of 11 studies

Int J Cardiol. 2015 Jul 15:191:128-31. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.05.003. Epub 2015 May 5.

Authors

Jiayang Wang¹, Wenyuan Yu¹, Mingxin Gao¹, Fan Zhang¹, Qin Li¹, Chengxiong Gu¹, Yang Yu², Yongxiang Wei³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiac Surgery, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China.
² Department of Cardiac Surgery, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China. Electronic address: heartyuyang@hotmail.com.
³ Department of Otolaryngology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China. Electronic address: weiyongxiang@sina.vip.com.

PMID: 25965619
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.05.003

No abstract available

Keywords: Cardiovascular death; Non-fatal cardiovascular events; Obstructive sleep apnea.

Publication types

Letter
Meta-Analysis

MeSH terms

Cardiovascular Diseases / complications
Cardiovascular Diseases / mortality*
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure / methods*
Global Health
Humans
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / complications
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / therapy*
Survival Rate / trends