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Sleep Apnea May Raise Risk Of Resistant Hypertension

Cleveland Clinic study shows that even aggressive medication use may not be enough to control high blood pressure if you have obstructive sleep apnea.

Published: September 12, 2014

If you have difficulty controlling your blood pressure, even with the use of multiple antihypertensive medications, its more likely you may also have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Thats the conclusion of a Cleveland Clinic study published recently in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, published by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.