COUNTERPOINT: Should Sleep Studies Be Performed for All Patients With Poorly Controlled Hypertension? No

Chest. 2019 Jun;155(6):1097-1101. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2019.04.007.

Authors

Claudia R L Cardoso¹, Gil F Salles²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Clementino Fraga Filho, School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro.
² Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Clementino Fraga Filho, School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Electronic address: gilsalles@hucff.ufrj.br.

PMID: 31174632
DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2019.04.007

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Antihypertensive Agents / therapeutic use*
Asymptomatic Diseases / epidemiology
Blood Pressure Determination* / methods
Blood Pressure Determination* / standards
Dissent and Disputes
Drug Resistance
Humans
Hypertension* / diagnosis
Hypertension* / epidemiology
Hypertension* / psychology
Hypertension* / therapy
Mass Screening / methods*
Needs Assessment
Polysomnography / methods*
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive* / diagnosis
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive* / epidemiology
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive* / physiopathology

Substances

Antihypertensive Agents