60
Participants
Start Date
May 31, 2013
Primary Completion Date
June 30, 2016
Study Completion Date
June 30, 2016
CPAP group
Enrolled patients are randomized to CPAP group or sham-CPAP group by 1:1 ratio. The patients in each group will undergo CPAP or sham-CPAP for 3 months.
sham-CPAP group
Enrolled patients are randomized to CPAP group or sham-CPAP group by 1:1 ratio. The patients in each group will undergo CPAP or sham-CPAP for 3 months. Sham CPAP consists of a CPAP machine that is modified to include a large hidden leak in the exhaust port of the mask to disperse the therapeutic pressure.
Division of Cardiology, Yonsei Cardiovascular Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul
Yonsei University
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