Patients with OSA Do's and Don'ts
OSA & Heart Disease:
The circulatory system (heart and blood) is responsible for delivering oxygen to all the cells in your body. Every time an OSA patient stops breathing during the night, the amount of oxygen in the blood decreases, which means the cells in the body are not getting the oxygen they need. Heart rate increases in an effort to raise oxygen levels in the blood and deliver oxygen to cells. When this happens repeatedly throughout the night, it increases the stress on your circulatory system.
Some studies suggest that OSA causes hypertension (high blood pressure). OSA is also strongly correlated with the following cardiovascular conditions:
- congestive heart failure
- stroke
- coronary artery disease
- myocardial infarction
- cardiac arrhythmias
Physician References for OSA & Cardiovascular Disease