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September 24, 2011

Sleep Disorders Trigger Heart Attacks in the Night


Sleep Disorders Trigger Heart Attacks - Obstructive sleep apnea or sleep disturbances are usually characterized by snoring raises risk of heart attack at night than during the day. Similarly, a study reveals. New research published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, it says that those who had a heart attack while sleeping at night is usually triggered by the presence of obstructive sleep apnea. This conclusion was made based on observations on 92 people who had experienced a heart attack. 

What is Obstructive sleep apnea

Obstructive sleep apnea is a condition in which pauses in breathing occur during sleep because the airway has become narrowed, blocked, or floppy.
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