Systolic and diastolic left ventricular (LV) function indices, body mass index (BMI) and blood pressure (BP) in obstructive sleep apnoea patients before and after 6 months of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment
| Before CPAP treatment | After CPAP treatment | p-value | |
| Systolic LV function | |||
| LVEF % | 53±7 | 56±6 | <0.001 |
| LVPER LVED·s−1 | 2.82±0.58 | 3.18±0.55 | 0.009 |
| TPER s | 0.32±0.31 | 0.20±0.17 | ns |
| Diastolic LV function | |||
| LVPFR LVED·s−1 | 2.67±0.71 | 3.14±0.71 | 0.006 |
| TPFR s | 0.19±0.04 | 0.13±0.02 | <0.001 |
| BMI kg·m-2 | 34±6 | 32±4 | ns |
| BP s/d mmHg | 137±7/91±11 | 136±5/86±8 | ns |
Data are presented as mean±SD
LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction
LVPER: left ventricular peak emptying rate
LVED: left ventricular end-diastolic volume
TPER: time to peak emptying rate
LVPFR: left ventricular peak filling rate
TPFR: time to peak filling rate
s/d: systolic/diastolic
ns: nonsignificant