Cardiovascular medication use in patients with undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnoea
Otake K, Delaive K, Walld R, Manfreda J, Kryger M. Cardiovascular medication use in patients with undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnoea. Thorax 2002, 57: 417. PMID: 11978918, PMCID: PMC1746332, DOI: 10.1136/thorax.57.5.417.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBody Mass IndexCardiovascular AgentsDrug CostsElectrocardiographyElectromyographyFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedOdds RatioPolysomnographySleep Apnea SyndromesConceptsMore daily dosesCardiovascular diseaseSystemic hypertensionMedication usePrescribed medicationsDaily dosesMore prescriptionsOdds ratioSleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndromeUndiagnosed obstructive sleep apnoeaObstructive sleep apnoeaCardiovascular medication useCongestive heart failureUse of medicationsGeneral population controlsOSAS casesMore medicationsSecondary preventionAngina pectorisHeart failureSleep apnoeaMedication costsSuch medicationsMyocardial infarctionOSAS diagnosis