Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
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To investigate the relationship between sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and essential hypertension in a population of older male hypertensives. ⋯ This investigation supports data showing that undiagnosed SDB is a common phenomenon in older male individuals, leading to impaired daytime functioning and impairment of overall quality of life. More importantly, our data suggests that untreated SDB may have an adverse effect on the efficacy of antihypertensive treatment in hypertensive individuals with sleep-disordered breathing.
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To better understand primary treatment recommendations and the variables that might influence treatment decisions of physicians who treat agitated dementia patients. ⋯ The findings indicate that physicians, regardless of specialty, are likely to use medication and to weight clinically relevant information in a similar fashion when managing agitated dementia patients.