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Editorial
. 2016 Dec;8(12):E1644-E1646.
doi: 10.21037/jtd.2016.12.36.

Continuous positive airway pressure therapy and cardiovascular outcomes in obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome: where are we now?

Walter T McNicholas  1
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Editorial

Continuous positive airway pressure therapy and cardiovascular outcomes in obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome: where are we now?

Walter T McNicholas. J Thorac Dis. 2016 Dec.
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Conflict of interest statement

The author has no conflicts of interest to declare.

Comment on

  • CPAP for Prevention of Cardiovascular Events in Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
    McEvoy RD, Antic NA, Heeley E, Luo Y, Ou Q, Zhang X, Mediano O, Chen R, Drager LF, Liu Z, Chen G, Du B, McArdle N, Mukherjee S, Tripathi M, Billot L, Li Q, Lorenzi-Filho G, Barbe F, Redline S, Wang J, Arima H, Neal B, White DP, Grunstein RR, Zhong N, Anderson CS; SAVE Investigators and Coordinators. McEvoy RD, et al. N Engl J Med. 2016 Sep 8;375(10):919-31. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1606599. Epub 2016 Aug 28. N Engl J Med. 2016. PMID: 27571048 Clinical Trial.

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