Department of Respiratory Physiology, Lam Dong Medical College, Dalat, Vietnam
Professor Sy Duong-Quy is currently Director of Lam Dong Medical College and Sleep Lab Center; and Professor of Penn State Medical College. He is President of Federation of Southeast Asian Sleep Medicine – FSSM – and Vietnam Society of Sleep Medicine – VSSM. He is expert in Sleep Medicine and Respiratory Diseases. He is also Fellow of College of Chest Physicians of USA.
Research Article
High Blood Pressure and Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Cross-Sectional Study
Author(s): S Duong-Quy, K Dang-Thi-Mai, H Tran-Do, K Tran-Quang, Q Vu-Tran-Thien, K Bui-Diem and V Nguyen-Nhu*
Objective: To investigate the clinical features in Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) patients with High Blood Pressure
(HBP) Method: It was a descriptive cross-sectional study. There were 164 subjects underwent respiratory polygraph
in sleep lab, including 141 OSA patients who were divided into 2 groups: OSA-HBP (n=76) and OSA-non-HBP
(n=65). Clinical and respiratory polygraphy characteristics of two groups were analyzed.
Results: Two groups of patients did not differ significantly with regard to the main characteristics, including Body
Mass Index (BMI), Apnea-Hypopnea Index (AHI) and Oxygen Desaturation Index (ODI). Systolic Blood Pressures
(SBP) were higher in HBP patients (p=0.011). ESS (Epworth Sleepiness Scale) was not significantly different between
two groups. EDS (Excessive Daytime Sleepiness) percentage was higher in OSA.. View more»