Effects of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure on Blood Pressure in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome

Abstract

Hypertension or high blood pressure (BP) affects a large proportion of the world’s population. It is a major risk factor for heart attacks, brain strokes and kidney failure, resulting in a heavy health and economic burden on patients, families and health authorities. The objective of this study is to see the effects of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) on Blood Pressure (BP) in patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) . This research was done in Omdurman Military Hospital, Sleep Laboratory on the number of thirty patients. These patients were found to be suffering from Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). All patients had high blood pressure. In the Laboratory the patients were treated using Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) machine to see the effect of CPAP on blood pressure . Blood pressure was measured before and after treatment directly and there was a significant improvement in results after treatment.