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. 2016 Apr 3;5(4):e002930. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.115.002930

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© 2016 The Authors. Published on behalf of the American Heart Association, Inc., by Wiley Blackwell.

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Changes in diastolic function category with positive airway pressure therapy treatment and withdrawal. Stacked bars represent the percentage distribution of diastolic function categories by study visit. Percentage of study subjects with normal function (blue), progressively increased to week 4, and continued to week 12 of PAP use, but declined after 1 week of withdrawal. Percentage of subjects with diastolic dysfunction (green and red) decreased during treatment. PAP indicates positive airway pressure.