Screening obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome in hypertensive patients: a comparative study of the efficiency of the Epworth sleepiness scale.

Florent SeguroVincent BardKamila SedkaouiMaya RicheAlain DidierBéatrice Bouhanick

Published in: BMC pulmonary medicine (2018)

In our study on patients with severe OSAHS, ESS score was lower in hypertensive patients than in normotensive patients. This discrepancy may lead to an underestimation of severe OSAHS in hypertensive patients.

Keyphrases

hypertensive patients
obstructive sleep apnea
blood pressure
positive airway pressure
end stage renal disease
sleep apnea
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
early onset
newly diagnosed
patient reported outcomes
case report
drug induced
sleep quality