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Atherosclerosis
Treating Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Preventing Heart Attacks and Strokes
October 8th, 2007
Researchers in Brazil have found that treating patients who suffer from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) dramatically reduces early indications of atherosclerosis in just months, linking OSA directly to the hardening or narrowing of the arteries. Until now, no study has demonstrated such a direct relationship between the two. “OSA is independently associated with increased risk of fatal cardiovascular events that can be reversed by treatment with CPAP,” wrote Luciano Drager, M.D., of the University of São Paulo Medical School in Brazil. The research was published in the first issue of the American Journal...
Source: Biotech Business Week (2007-10-08)
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