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Treatment of OSA Improves Control of Hypertension

Shahana Kamalenthiran, MD
Christopher Green, PharmD
Samantha Agar, MD

American Family Physician. 2026;113(6):599-600.

Author disclosure: No relevant financial relationships.

This clinical content conforms to AAFP criteria for CME.

SHAHANA KAMALENTHIRAN, MD; CHRISTOPHER GREEN, PharmD; and SAMANTHA AGAR, MD, Southern Illinois University-Decatur Family Medicine Residency Program, Decatur, Illinois

Address correspondence to Samantha Agar, MD, at agarsamantha@gmail.com.

Author disclosure: No relevant financial relationships.

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