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Sleep apnea to blame to blame for high BP

A new research has suggested that severe sleep apnea contributed to the risk of increased blood pressure level despite the use of medication to control it. Dr. Harneet Walia, assistant professor at th

By: Agencies   | | Updated: October 8, 2014 12:35 pm
Tags: Blood Pressure  In the news  

sleep apneaA new research has suggested that severe sleep apnea contributed to the risk of increased blood pressure level despite the use of medication to control it. Dr. Harneet Walia, assistant professor at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University said that this was an important finding from a clinical perspective as poor blood pressure control in the patients taking multiple antihypertensive medications, made them particularly vulnerable to increased cardiovascular risk. Also Read - Commonly used blood pressure medications safe for COVID-19 patients

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Timothy Morgenthaler, American Academy of Sleep Medicine President, said that over one-third of patients with hypertension and nearly eight out of 10 patients with treatment resistant hypertension had obstructive sleep apnea. Morgenthaler further suggested that people who had high blood pressure should talk to a doctor about their risk for sleep apnea. This study is published in Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. Also Read - What happens to your body when you eat too much salt

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Published : August 16, 2014 6:01 pm | Updated:October 8, 2014 12:35 pm
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