Sleep Apnea and Heart Disease

The effects of sleep apnea go well beyond chronic snoring. This condition can have a significant impact on your heart health, which is why healthcare professionals encourage those with sleep apnea symptoms to get help.

As the following medical issues indicate, untreated sleep apnea can make you susceptible to potentially life-threatening consequences.

Obesity

Obesity is a condition that affects every part of the body. Excess weight can develop on the thighs, at the waistline, and even around the throat.

As a result, many people who suffer from overweight issues have sleep apnea as well.

Obesity is a problem that can also bring on cardiovascular concerns.

For each pound of additional weight, the heart must work that much harder to ensure that blood and oxygen reach each part of the body.

When present at the same time, sleep apnea and obesity can make heart disease a highly likely outcome.

Blood Pressure

Research shows that sleep apnea can negatively affect blood pressure. Specifically, it causes blood pressure to rise to an unhealthy level. This undue stress on the blood vessels can weaken them and make them prone to rupture.

Given that both high blood pressure and sleep apnea can go undetected for months or years at a time, the chances for heart disease increase.

Heart Damage

The chronic cessation of inhalation can put a tremendous amount of stress on the heart.

In some cases, sleep apnea can lead to structural damage to the heart muscles or a change in the heart’s rhythm pattern. Both issues signal heart failure, a type of heart disease that can eventually result in fatal consequences.

To avoid these grave complications, be sure to consult a sleep center specialist should you begin to notice signs that you or a loved one suffers from sleep apnea.

Zeeba Sleep Center can help you overcome your sleep apnea issues so that you can enjoy restful sleep every night of the week.

For more information on our sleep study options, call (702) 242-1562 or contact us online. Our Las Vegas office has full accreditation as a sleeping disorder facility.