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Does sleep apnea and the resulting hypoxic episodes during sleep damage the body's baroreceptors and thus its ability to regulate blood pressure? is the blood pressure dysfunction permanent even with cpap?
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OSA impacts receptors - CPAP may alter the impact (not absolute evidence) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16109727/#:~:text=Asphyxia%2C%20which%20occurs%20during%20obstructive%20sleep%20apnoeic%20events%2C,resets%20the%20baroreceptor-vascular%20resistance%20reflex%20towards%20higher%20pressures https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3970937/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24379177/
Answered 10/31/2022
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