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CPAP reduces excess death risk in stroke patients with obstructive sleep apnea

Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily Newscast

2:21  |   Posted on Jul 2, 2009 in Alternative Medicine, Family Medicine, Hospitalist, Internal Medicine, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Otolaryngology, Pulmonary Medicine, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily Newscast, Sleep Medicine

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Results of a prospective observational study confirm an increased risk of death in patients with ischemic stroke and moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and suggests that continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy markedly reduces this excess risk.

Good adherence to CPAP in stroke patients with moderate to severe OSA

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