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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...
Expert & Community Posts
Treating Sleep Apnea
By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert...fit properly. Noise of the machine. Surgerical Treatments for Sleep ApneaThere are several... Read more »
Losing Weight to Reverse Sleep Apnea
By David Mendosa , Health ExpertObstructive sleep apnea is one of the most common complications of diabetes, especially among... Read more »
Sleep Apnea Tips
By Florence Cardinal , Health ExpertMost people know that sleep apnea is a leading cause of death from heart attacks and strokes.... Read more »
Treating Sleep Apnea
By David Mendosa , Health ExpertIn my most recent blog article here I highlighted several of the things that diabetes and sleep... Read more »
Consequences of OSA
By Allen Blaivas, M.D. , Health ExpertI’d like to continue on the topic of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in children. As we... Read more »
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Sleep Apnea: Prognosis
PrognosisSleep apnea has a strong association with several diseases, particularly those related to the heart and circulation.Adverse Effects of Sleep Apnea on Heart and CirculationResearchers are... Read more »Sleep Apnea: Surgery
...significantly boosted success rates.Complications. Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty is among the most painful treatments for sleep apnea, and recovery takes several weeks. It is recommended only for... Read more »Headaches: Cluster: Managing Cluster Headaches
Managing Cluster HeadachesPatients with cluster headaches face significant difficulties in the management and treatment of their problems:In two surveys, patients reported a delay in the diagnosis of... Read more »Anxiety Disorders: Risk Factors
As many as 25% of all American adults experience intense anxiety at sometime in their lives. The prevalence of true anxiety disorders is much lower, although they are still the most... Read more »Treatment for Congestive Heart Failure
Recent expert guidelines for evaluating the severity of heart failure and determining treatments use a staging system that is similar to the one used for major cancers:Stage A: Patients are... Read more »Images
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Related News
Diabetes Linked to Sleep Apnea
June 18, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) Scientists need to spend more time studying the possible connection between type 2 diabetes and sleep apnea. The International... Read summary »
Surgery Treats Sleep Apnea in Kids
June 10, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) ? Young children and infants with obstructive sleep apnea could benefit from a new surgical technique. Removing the adenoids,... Read summary »
Diabetes and Sleep Apnea Linked
June 01, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) ? Obese people with type 2 diabetes might want to get checked out for sleep apnea as well. According to Temple University... Read summary »
Medicine for Alzheimers Patients: A Good Nights
June 18, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A long, uninterrupted night's sleep is good medicine for Alzheimer's patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). New research... Read summary »
Diabetes and Sleep Apnea
July 30, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) ? People who have both type 2 diabetes and the eye condition known as retinopathy might want to have a sleep test. According to a... Read summary »
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