Obstructive sleep apnea with excessive daytime sleepiness was associated with a three fold greater likelihood of having a diagnosis of heart failure and a doubled likelihood of suffering a cardiovascular event.
So if you snore or know someone who snores( possibly your partner) you better get a doctor to write a prescription for a sleep study. At Fratellone Medical in NYC or Connecticut Integrative in Fairfield CT we are diligent about recommending a sleep study to our patients after the initial consultation for patients that snore or have sleep disturbances.
This was studied at great length at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine in Philadelphia. This study found different sub types of obstructive sleep apnea. These sub types were studied in particular to the long term consequences with respect to cardiovascular heart disease. Clinical subtypes were associated with different risks in the more than 1,207 patients studied.
It was found compared to those without obstructive sleep apnea, that the overall cardiovascular risk was driven by the sub type of obstructive sleep apnea. This was similar to another sleep apnea global study in Iceland.
There are more studies to validate these results.
Until tomorrow…