Auto positive airway pressure therapy reduces pulmonary pressures in adults admitted for acute heart failure with pulmonary hypertension and obstructive sleep apnea. The ASAP-HF Pilot Trial

Sharma, Sunil; Fox, Henrik; Aguilar, Francisco; Mukhtar, Umer; Willes, Leslee; Bozorgnia, Benham; Bitter, Thomas; Oldenburg, Olaf

doi:10.1093/sleep/zsz100

Auto positive airway pressure therapy reduces pulmonary pressures in adults admitted for acute heart failure with pulmonary hypertension and obstructive sleep apnea. The ASAP-HF Pilot Trial

Objectives Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is extremely common in acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) patients and predicts increased mortality. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), highly prevalent in congestive heart failure patients, may contribute to further elevated pulmonary pressures. This stud…