The 25-year-old field of sleep medicine, now covering some 80 different disorders, is still emerging, and the role of sleep itself remains shrouded in mystery. For the group of diseases categorized as sleep disordered breathing, however, the picture is becoming clearer. There is now widespread recognition that the breathing stoppages resulting from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) do more than disrupt sleep. OSA has come to be viewed as a co-morbidity, a risk factor, a catalyst, or even a causal agent for many serious diseases.
Sleep apnea in all of its forms (OSA, central sleep apnea and mixes of the two) has strong links to cardiovascular conditions like atherosclerosis, myocardial infarction, hypertension, stroke, and heart failure. It also has a strong association with metabolic disorders, including obesity and diabetes
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