Obstructive Sleep Apena

1. In patients with moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, 3 months of CPAP therapy lowers blood pressure and partially reverses metabolic abnormalities. (12/14/11)
2. "In patients with OSA [obstructive sleep apnea] without daytime sleepiness, the prescription of CPAP [continuous positive airway pressure] compared with usual care did not result in a statistically significant reduction in the incidence of hypertension or cardiovascular events." (
   JAMA. 2012;307(20):2161-2168. doi:10.1001/jama.2012.4366, 5/23/12)