Trajectories of Emergent Central Sleep Apnea during Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Therapy

Background

Emergence of central sleep apnea (CSA) during positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy has been observed clinically in ≈10% of OSA titration studies. This study assessed a PAP database to investigate trajectories of treatment-emergent CSA during continuous PAP (CPAP) therapy.

Methods

US telemonitoring device data were analyzed for the presence/absence of emergent CSA at baseline (Week 1) and Week 13. Defined groups were: obstructive sleep apnea (OSA; average central apnea index [CAI] Results

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