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Sleep Apnea and Heart Disease

Sleep apnea can increase the risk of stroke, even if patients do not have high blood pressure. A 2005 study in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) suggested that patients with obstructive sleep apnea are twice as likely to have strokes as patients without apnea. The more severe the sleep apnea, the greater the risk.
Many patients with heart failure also suffer from sleep apnea. Another 2005 NEJM study found that continuous positive airway pressure (CP...

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Insomnia: Diagnosis

...SCALESITUATIONCHANCE OF DOZING0 = no chance of dozing1 = slight chance of dozing2 = moderate chance of dozing3 = high chance of dozingSitting and reading.(Indicate a score of 0 to 3)Watching... Read more »

Sleep Apnea: Diagnosis

...medical condition that might be worsened or caused by sleep apnea. Such conditions include heart disease, high blood pressure, heart failure, diabetes, chronic headaches, epilepsy, obstructive... Read more »

Sleep Apnea: Prognosis

...alcohol abuse) are associated with sleep apnea. These factors, however, do not explain all cases of higher heart-related risks in people with sleep apnea. For example, among overweight people,... Read more »

Insomnia: Causes of Chronic Insomnia

...sometimes been observed in chronic insomnia.Stress Hormones. Some studies have reported persistently high levels of stress hormones, particularly cortisol, in people with chronic insomnia,... Read more »

Narcolepsy: Introduction

...the body's master clock, which is called the supra chiasmatic nucleus or SCN.The hypothalamus is a highly complex structure in the brain that regulates many important brain chemicals. Malfunction... Read more »

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