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Editorial
. 2017 Feb;9(2):244-246.
doi: 10.21037/jtd.2017.02.28.

Lessons from randomised controlled trials of continuous positive airways pressure therapy in the prevention of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality

Nadia Gildeh  1 , Ivana Rosenzweig  1 , Brian D Kent  1
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Editorial

Lessons from randomised controlled trials of continuous positive airways pressure therapy in the prevention of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality

Nadia Gildeh et al. J Thorac Dis. 2017 Feb.
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Conflicts of Interest: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflicts of interest.

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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