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Does CPAP lower blood pressure: what the meta-analyses actually show

“Does CPAP lower blood pressure” is one of the most common questions an OSA patient asks after a fresh diagnosis, and the honest answer requires distinguishing average effect from individual response, and distinguishing CPAP used adequately from CPAP used nominally. The published meta-analyses converge on a modest average blood-pressure reduction of roughly 2–3 mmHg systolic. The tails

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Obstructive vs central vs complex sleep apnea — and why the distinction matters

A patient with a OSA vs CSA, PSG showing AHI 28 is told “you have sleep apnea” and is prescribed CPAP. The prescription may be correct. It may also be wrong — fatal-level wrong in rare cases — if the events were predominantly central, or if they convert to central on CPAP initiation. The difference between

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Does CPAP lower blood pressure: what the meta-analyses actually show

Obstructive vs central vs complex sleep apnea — and why the distinction matters