Comorbidities of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB)

Research continues on the risks created by and associated with sleep apnea. Sleep apnea is often left undiagnosed and untreated.

Sleep apnea and heart failure

A significant number of heart failure patients also experience sleep disordered breathing (SDB). Find out how treating your patients’ breathing condition can improve their overall health.

SDB and hypertension

If your patient has sleep disordered breathing (SDB), their risk of becoming hypertensive increases. Find out how treating your patients’ breathing condition can improve their overall health.

SDB and stroke

if your patient has had a stroke, they might also have developed sleep disordered breathing (SDB)—which might be undiagnosed. Find out how treating your patients’ breathing condition can improve their overall health.

SDB and type 2 diabetes

The association between type 2 diabetes and sleep apnea has been widely researched. Find out why the IDF recommends routine two way screening in sleep disordered breathing (SDB) and type 2 diabetes patients

References

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Ferreira S, et al. Prevalence and characteristics of sleep apnoea in patients with stable heart failure: Results from a heart failure clinic. BMC Pulm Med.2010, 10:9

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Johnson KG, et al. Frequency of sleep apnea in stroke and TIA patients: a meta-analysis. J Clin Sleep Med. 2010, 15; 6(2):131-7.

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Resnick HE, RedLine S, Shahar E, Gilpin A, Newman A, Walter R, Ewy GA, Howard BV, Punjabi NM; Sleep Heart Health Study. Diabetes and sleep disturbances: findings from the Sleep Heart Health Study. Diabetes Care 2003;26(3):702-9.