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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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Expert & Community Posts

What You Should Know About Sleep Apnea: A Guide to the Basics

By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert

Sleep Apnea - What is it? Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder in which the victim stops breathing... Read more »

Opioid Use Linked to Sleep Apnea

By Karen Lee Richards , Health Expert

According to an article in Pain Medicine, the journal of the American Academy of Pain Medicine,... Read more »

Meet Florence Cardinal, Sleep Disorders Expert Patient

By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert

Hello. I'm Florence Cardinal and I'm honored to be able to write about sleep disorders for Health... Read more »

Fatigue and Sleepiness in Multiple Sclerosis

By Dr. Gross , Health Expert

Fatigue or tiredness is extremely common in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and is an important cause of... Read more »

Sleep Apnea Related Erectile Dysfunction is Treatable

By Jerry Kennard , Health Expert

Erectile dysfunction due to sleep apnea is treatable. This is the message from Dr. David Gozal,... 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: Lifestyle Changes

Sleeping on the back causes sleep apnea in about half of all people with mild sleep apnea. Body position greatly affects the number and severity of episodes of obstructive sleep... Read more »

Sleep Apnea: Introduction

Sleep apnea is a disorder in which a person stops breathing during the night, perhaps hundreds of times, usually for periods of 10 seconds or longer and sometimes for as long as a minute.... Read more »

Sleep Apnea: References

ReferencesBradley TD, Logan AG, Kimoff RJ, Series F, Morrison D, Ferguson K, et al. Continuous positive airway pressure for central sleep apnea and heart failure. N Engl J Med. 2005 Nov... Read more »

Sleep Apnea: Treatment

Treatment for sleep apnea depends on the severity of the problem. Given data on the long-term complications of sleep apnea, it is important for patients to treat the problem as they would... Read more »

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Diabetes and Sleep Apnea Linked

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