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Article: Study Shows that OSA Impairs Blood Pressure Regulation.(obstructive sleep apnea )
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- Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week
- Article date:
- December 30, 2000
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2000 DEC 30 - (NewsRx.com) -- People with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are likely to have a blood vessel impairment that may cause daytime blood pressure elevation and may lead to heart disease, according to a new Mayo Clinic study published in Circulation.
An estimated 15 million Americans - three-fourths of them men - suffer from sleep apnea, but only about 10% have been diagnosed and treated.
The study, conducted in collaboration with University of Iowa researchers, compared endothelial function in healthy obese subjects with sleep apnea with a closely matched control group without sleep apnea. The endothelium is a layer of cells that lines blood ...