CPAP Device Found Effective in Lowering Blood Pressure
The CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) device, which has been very beneficial to patients suffering from sleep apnea, may also be very useful to individuals with high blood pressure. The use of the CPAP device just for three months resulted to the reduction of the systolic and diastolic blood pressures. Arterial stiffness, which is very critical in cardiovascular conditions, was also significantly reduced.
Link between Sleep Apnea and Risk of Heart Diseases
Medical experts have long recognized the connection between sleep apnea and the risk of heart-related diseases. This includes serious ones such as diabetes, stroke, and heart-related diseases.
The link between hypertension and sleep apnea was validated by a clinical trial conducted by researchers from the John Hopkins School of Public Health and published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Over 6,000 adult men and women with sleep apnea participated. They established a significant association of sleep apnea and increased blood pressure in middle-aged adults.
CPAP Device May Lower Blood Pressure
Led by Dr. Claudia Korcarz, a team of researchers from the University of Wisconsin Atherosclerosis Imaging Research Program in Madison, Wisconsin, carried out a clinical trial with the objective of determining the impact of the CPAP device on the hypertensive conditions of sleep apnea patients. 47 adults with an average age of 41 years with sleep apnea participated.
Three months of using the CPAP device translated to a significant reduction in both systolic and diastolic blood pressure. But the improvement disappeared within a week if sleep apnea patients terminated the use of the device.
Significance of the Study
This study demonstrates how a patient suffering from sleep apnea may control the onset of high blood pressure. Using the CPAP device can prevent hypertension. If you treat it in the early stages of the disorder, then you can lower your blood pressure!
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Last Updated: May 21st, 2024
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This gives me more motivation to use my CPAP. I just got diagnosed with sleep apnea and go next month to the cpap sleep study to get fitted to the cpap machine. thanks for posting this so I know what to expect and hoping to get normal my blood pressure.