Treatment of Sleep Apnea and Reduction in Blood Pressure: The Role of Heart Rate Response and Hypoxic Burden.
Ludovico MessineoScott A SandsChristopher N SchmicklGonzalo LabarcaWen-Hsin HuNeda EsmaeiliDaniel VenaLaura GellNicole CalianeseAtul MalhotraDaniel J GottliebAndrew WellmanSusan RedlineAli AzarbarzinPublished in: Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) (2024)
A high ΔHR predicted a more favorable BP response to therapy. Furthermore, the magnitude of the reduction in BP was partly explained by a greater reduction in HB.