Researchers have found that people with coronary heart disease who experience insomnia two to 36 months after a cardiac event have an increased risk of a major adverse cardiovascular event.
The findings show the importance of assessing co-existing sleep health problems within an individual to capture the risk of heart disease.
As more research links obstructive and central sleep apnea to AFib, some take steps toward systematically screening patients.
Participants were categorized as dippers when blood pressure decreased 10% or more during the night compared to daytime hours.
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A new statement from the American Heart Association means more cardiologists, as well as more parents, will be attuned to cases of possible pediatric sleep apnea—and may be more willing to treat it.
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Researchers have developed a simple, fast hospital-based screening and testing method that correctly identified most patients with sleep apnea.
Read MoreA new study has found that sleeping badly can reduce your lifespan. But doing strenuous activity, including exercise such as running and going to the gym, may counter some of the adverse health effects.
Read MoreAdults with sleep apnea had a 214% increased risk of an enlarged carotid diameter, a structural sign of vascular aging.
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A five-year, $3.4 million grant builds on research that showed a respiratory workout entailing 30 breaths a day can lower blood pressure.
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The researchers also found that OSA increases a person’s risk of developing certain cardiovascular conditions including hypertension, coronary artery disease, and congestive heart failure.
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The American Heart Association releases a scientific statement urging awareness of obstructive sleep apnea in patients with cardiovascular disease.
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If the questionnaire suggests the patient may have sleep apnea, they receive further in-hospital screening using one of two devices: high-resolution pulse oximetry and ResMed ApneaLink.
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Children with obstructive sleep apnea are nearly three times more likely to develop high blood pressure when they become teenagers than children who never experience sleep apnea.
Read MoreTreating obstructive sleep apnea with CPAP therapy protects against myocardial infarction, stroke, and other cardiovascular events, a new study suggests.
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The effects of CPAP were stronger in patients with moderate to severe sleep apnea, as well as in patients who used it greater than 4 hours per night.
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Some patients with coronary artery disease and non-sleepy OSA may be protected against serious cardiac events by CPAP therapy.
Read MorePulse rate variability could serve as a useful biomarker for stroke risk stratification in patients with obstructive sleep apnea.
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Researchers explore the effects of poor sleep on people’s ability to focus.
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