Emedicine has an excellent article about the complications..
Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 12:33 am
I hope this address works. The article is long, but if you skim through it you can find many answers to your questions.
http://www.emedicine.com/ent/topic694.htm
Here is a quote, just three lines from several pages, but it should be food for thought if you or a loved one is debating using XPAP equipment.
"Some suggest that OSA should be a separate risk factor for heart disease (along with hyperlipidemia, hypertension, diabetes, and smoking). The Sleep Heart Health Study showed that the incidence of stroke was higher in OSA than in any other cardiovascular disease.(6) Additionally, some studies suggest that sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is associated with an increased long-term mortality after cerebrovascular accidents. OSA was 5 times more frequent in stroke patients than in healthy patients of the same age and gender."
Fairly straightforward, easy to understand most of it. Part of the article had four syllable words, so I skipped it, but you know what I mean. It might answer some questions for you.
http://www.emedicine.com/ent/topic694.htm
Here is a quote, just three lines from several pages, but it should be food for thought if you or a loved one is debating using XPAP equipment.
"Some suggest that OSA should be a separate risk factor for heart disease (along with hyperlipidemia, hypertension, diabetes, and smoking). The Sleep Heart Health Study showed that the incidence of stroke was higher in OSA than in any other cardiovascular disease.(6) Additionally, some studies suggest that sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is associated with an increased long-term mortality after cerebrovascular accidents. OSA was 5 times more frequent in stroke patients than in healthy patients of the same age and gender."
Fairly straightforward, easy to understand most of it. Part of the article had four syllable words, so I skipped it, but you know what I mean. It might answer some questions for you.
