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School of Clinical Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
CORRESPONDENCE: P. M. A. Calverley, Pulmonary and Rehabilitation Research Group, School of Clinical Sciences , Clinical Sciences Centre, University Hospital Aintree, Lower Lane, Liverpool, L9 7AL UK. Fax: 44 1515295888. E-mail: pmacal{at}liv.ac.uk
Keywords: Baroreceptor sensitivity, blood pressure, insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, obstructive sleep apnoea
Received: March 28, 2006
Accepted December 28, 2006
Obstructive sleep apnoea is associated with increased blood pressure and other features of the metabolic syndrome. The aim of the present study was to determine the relative effectiveness of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in modifying these outcomes.
A randomised placebo-controlled blinded crossover trial comparing cardiovascular and metabolic outcomes after 6 weeks of therapeutic and sham CPAP was performed in 34 CPAP-naïve patients (mean±SD body mass and respiratory disturbance indices were 36.1±7.6 and 39.7±13.8, respectively).
Mean waking systolic and diastolic blood pressure fell by 6.7 and 4.9 mmHg, respectively, when compared with sham CPAP. No change was observed in glucose, lipids, insulin resistance or the proportion of patients with metabolic syndrome. In CPAP-compliant patients the fall in blood pressure was greater and the baroreceptor sensitivity improved significantly but no metabolic variable changed.
In obese Caucasians with untreated obstructive sleep apnoea, continuous positive airways pressure can improve baroreceptor responsiveness and reduce waking blood pressure within 6 weeks, but this treatment period was insufficient to modify insulin resistance or change the metabolic profile. The mechanisms underlying this difference in the time course of blood pressure and metabolic response to continuous positive airway pressure in obstructive sleep apnoea requires further exploration.
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