Obstructive Sleep Apnea is highly prevalent in patients with resistant hypertension and several studies have assessed the effect of CPAP treatment on BP.
But only few studies have raised data about the effect of CPAP treatment on BP in patients with resistant hypertension.
Hypertension is moreover associated with increased arterial stiffness, but no data are available in patients with resistant hypertension.
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate that OSA has a major impact in resistant hypertension, whose effects on BP and arterial stiffness can partially be reversible with CPAP treatment.
