Sleep Apnea may be Linked to Heart Disease

Sleep apnea may be causing blood vessels to thicken which can cause heart disease. In general people with sleep apnea the viciously obstructive sleeping disorder has bothered many people alongside the possibility of inducing vascular and coronary ailments. One in every 50 women and one in every 25 men is said to have sleep apnea, and this research done by Emory University has been published *American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology.* According to Science Daily, "Cyclically depriving mice of oxygen - researchers call this "chronic intermittent hypoxia" -- in a way that simulates obstructive sleep apnea gives them pulmonary hypertension. Pulmonary hypertension, which can be life threatening, is a condition in which the right side of the heart has trouble pumping blood because of resistance in the lung's blood vessels." Physicians have urged high-risk heart disease patients to get yearly scans of their heart for early detection and prevention, and now patients with sleep apnea may find it a wise decision to also get heart scans.