Positive airway pressure therapy and all‐cause and cardiovascular mortality in people with obstructive sleep apnoea

G Audley

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Published: 2025-06-04

DOI: https://doi.org/10.7196/

G Audley

Pulmonology Fellow, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Academic Hospital.

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Audley G. Positive airway pressure therapy and all‐cause and cardiovascular mortality in people with obstructive sleep apnoea. Afr J Thoracic Crit Care Med [Internet]. 2025 Jun. 4 [cited 2026 Apr. 23];31(2):e 3739. Available from: https://samajournals.co.za/index.php/ajtccm/article/view/3739

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1. Benjafield A V, Ayas NT, Eastwood PR, et al. Estimation of the global prevalence and burden of obstructive sleep apnoea: a literature-based analysis. Lancet Respir Med 2019;7(8):687-698. https://doi.org/10.1016/s2213-2600(19)30198-5

2. ZhangY,SomersVK,TangX.Positiveairwaypressureandall-causeandcardiovascular mortality in people with obstructive sleep apnoea. Lancet Respir Med 2025;13(5):373- 375. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2213-2600(25)00015-3

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