Diagnosing and Treating Sleep Apnea in Patients With Acute Cerebrovascular Disease

Diagnosing and Treating Sleep Apnea in Patients With Acute Cerebrovascular Disease

Background Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is common among patients with acute ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack. We evaluated whether continuous positive airway pressure for OSA among patients with recent ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack improved clinical outcomes. Methods and...

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Main Authors: Dawn M. Bravata, Jason Sico, Carlos A. Vaz Fragoso, Edward J. Miech, Marianne S. Matthias, Rachel Lampert, Linda S. Williams, John Concato, Cristina S. Ivan, J. D. Fleck, Lauren Tobias, Charles Austin, Jared Ferguson, Radu Radulescu, Lynne Iannone, Susan Ofner, Stanley Taylor, Li Qin, Christine Won, H. Klar Yaggi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-08-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
acute ischemic stroke
sleep apnea
transient ischemic attack
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.118.008841

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https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.118.008841

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