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Health Encyclopedia: Sleep Apnea Highlights

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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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Sleep Apnea: Prognosis
...apnea with CPAP may improve heart function in these patients. However, a 2005 New England Journal of Medicine study found that CPAP did not improve survival in patients with heart failure and... Read more »
Sleep Apnea: Causes
...that causes some obstruction or collapse in the upper airways and reduces air pressure can produce sleep apnea syndrome. Abnormalities in tissues that lie between the back of the mouth and the... Read more »
Sleep Apnea: Lifestyle Changes
...associated with sleep apnea may be helpful. The following may be helpful for certain patients:Modafinil (Provigil), which is also used to treat narcolepsy, was approved by the FDA in 2004 as the... Read more »
Sleep Apnea: Diagnosis
...physical and psychiatric evaluations. Centers should be accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.Medical and Sleep HistoryTo help determine the presence of sleep apnea, the doctor will... Read more »
Sleep Apnea: Other Treatments
...appliances or devices, may be an option for patients who cannot tolerate CPAP. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine recommends dental devices for patients with mild-to-moderate obstructive sleep... Read more »

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