TY - JOUR T1 - Management of hypertension in obstructive sleep apnoea: predicting blood pressure reduction under continuous positive airway pressure JF - European Respiratory Journal JO - Eur Respir J DO - 10.1183/13993003.01822-2017 VL - 50 IS - 4 SP - 1701822 AU - Renaud Tamisier AU - Patrick Lévy Y1 - 2017/10/01 UR - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/50/4/1701822.abstract N2 - Hypertension affects a quarter of the adult population and remains a leading cause of cardiovascular mortality, accounting for 13.5% of all deaths. Half of all strokes and ischaemic heart disease events are attributable to high blood pressure (BP) [1, 2]. Most patients exhibit Grade-I hypertension (systolic BP of 140 to 159 mmHg and/or diastolic BP of 90 to 99 mmHg) without co-existing cardiovascular disease. An active reduction of BP results in a significant reduction in stroke and death [3].24-hour BP measurement and nocturnal heart rate may help to predict BP response to CPAP. Further studies are needed http://ow.ly/YBBn30fgpWZ ER -