Sleep Apnea , Heart Disease and Stroke
Because of low oxygen, your body also releases other substances that can eventually damage the lining of your body’s blood vessels, and it’s this damage that might eventually cause or worsen high blood pressure and heart problems.
Heart Disease
Sleep apnea is associated with heart attacks and stroke. There is strong evidence that people with moderate to severe sleep apnea die prematurely. If you have sleep apnea you are more likely to have cardiovascular disease than someone without sleep apnea. Towards the end of each apnea cycle blood pressure may rise substantially and the heart beat becomes irregular. This may lead to daytime high blood pressure (hypertension). If you are overweight you may also be at risk of diabetes and have high cholesterol. Taken together these risk factors result in an increased chance of the person having a heart attack or a stroke. Treating sleep apnea eliminates one of these risks.
Stroke
A stroke occurs when the blood supply to a part of your brain is interrupted or severely reduced, depriving brain tissue of oxygen and nutrients. Within a few minutes, brain cells begin to die. It’s thought that damage and stress to your blood vessels, possibly caused by blood pressure and oxygen changes from sleep apnea, might make you more prone to a stroke.
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