Carlos Egea

Head of Sleep Department. Araba University Hospital
Director of Quality and Innovation.Spanish Respiratory Society (SEPAR)
Member of Spanish Sleep Network. Gaudi Group Mechanical ventilation Founder.
Expert Européen SOMNONIV SPLF. Expert in Sleep Medicine (CEAMS). Master´s Degree in Management of Specialized medical services Spanish Coordinator of Sleep, non-invasive mechanical ventilation, and Respiratory Critical Care. SEPAR 2016-2018
Last publications:
1.Sleep-disordered breathing, circulating exosomes, and insulin sensitivity in adipocytes.Int J Obes (Lond). 2018 Jun 11.doi: 10.1038/s41366-018-0099-9.
2Sleep breathing disorders: have we reached the tipping point?
ERJ Open Res. 2018 Apr 16;4(2).
3.Primary Care Physicians Can Comprehensively Manage Sleep Apnea Patients: A Non-inferiority Randomized Controlled Trial.Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2018 Apr 17.
4.Echocardiographic changes with non-invasive ventilation and CPAP in obesity hypoventilation syndrome.Thorax. 2018 Apr;73(4):361-368.
5.Blood pressure response to CPAP treatment in subjects with obstructive sleep apnoea: the predictive value of 24-h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring.
Eur Respir J. 2017 Oct 5;50(4).
6. Cardiac Troponin Values in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome and Sleep Apnea: A Pilot Study.Chest. 2018 Feb;153(2):329-338.
7.Conventional Polysomnography Is Not Necessary for the Management of Most Patients with Suspected Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Noninferiority, Randomized Controlled Trial.Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2017 Nov 1;196(9):1181-1190.
8.Sleep Apnea and Hypertension: Are There Sex Differences? The Vitoria Sleep Cohort. Chest. 2017 Oct;152(4):742-750.
9. CPAP for Prevention of Cardiovascular Events in Obstructive Sleep Apnea.N Engl J Med. 2016 Sep 8;375(10):919-31
10. Effect of CPAP on blood pressure in patients with obstructive sleep apnea and resistant hypertension: the HIPARCO randomized clinical trial.JAMA. 2013 Dec 11;310(22):2407-15.