Statins may lower heart disease in people with sleep apnea: Study
Hindustan TimesAccording to a new study by Columbia University researchers, cholesterol-lowering medicines known as statins have the potential to minimise heart disease in persons with obstructive sleep apnea regardless of whether they use CPAP equipment at night. Statins may lower heart disease in people with sleep apnea: Study CPAP therapy improves sleep quality and reduces daytime fatigue in people with obstructive sleep apnea. Alternative methods to reduce heart disease in sleep apnea patients are urgently needed, because the condition is known to triple the risk of having a heart attack, stroke, or another serious cardiovascular event. "But CPAP Before physicians consider using statins to prevent heart disease in their sleep apnea patients, however, clinical trials are needed to confirm that patients using statins will have fewer heart attacks and strokes in the long term, Jelic says.
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