Sleep Apnea

Daytime sleepiness is linked to significant increase in ischemic cardiac events

Published in Blood Weekly, February 16th, 2006

The risk of an ischemic stroke is increased in men whose sleep is frequently disturbed, and daytime sleepiness is associated with a significant increase in ischemic heart disease events.

Researchers in Wales conducted a study "to test the hypothesis that sleep disorders are relevant to the risk of ischemic stroke and ischemic heart disease events in older men."

"The Caerphilly cohort," wrote P. Elwood and colleagues at Cardiff University, is "a representative population sample of older men in South Wales, UK. One thousand nine hundred eighty six men aged 55-69 years completed a questionnaire on sleep patterns with help from their partners. This asked...

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Source: Blood Weekly (2006-02-16)

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