Sleep Breath DOI 10.1007/s11325-015-1137-7

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

White coat hypertension and obstructive sleep apnea Li Li & Li-zhu Guo & Jie Li & Ying Wang & Xin Liu & Ya-hui Lv & Chang-sheng Ma

Received: 19 May 2014 / Revised: 8 December 2014 / Accepted: 25 January 2015 # Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2015

Abstract Purpose This study aimed to determine blood pressure characteristics and long-term progress in patients with white coat hypertension (WCH) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Methods Systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) and sleep test results over a period of 26 months were analyzed from WCH patients with OSA (n=28), WCH patients (n=23), and healthy control subjects (n=27). Results At the end of observation, WCH patients with OSA presented significantly increased daytime and nighttime BP and lower diurnal difference of SBP (all Ps

White coat hypertension and obstructive sleep apnea.

This study aimed to determine blood pressure characteristics and long-term progress in patients with white coat hypertension (WCH) and obstructive sle...
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