Obstructive sleep apnea harms sleep and health in about 2–4% of the adult population. It progresses with repeated respiratory breaks during sleep, alternating with strong snoring.
An increased number of wakes leads to incomplete sleep with excessive daytime sleepiness, decreased working capacity, memory disorders, attention and concentration impairment. Breathing cessation puts the body in conditions of hypoxia and increased stress. Hypoxia damages all organs and systems, the cardiovascular and endocrine systems in particular.
In the period 01/2017–06/2021 our team has diagnosed obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in 82 patients using polygraph testing at home. Patients were followed by clinical examination, measurement of arterial pressure, electrocardiogram, echocardiography, and BMI in order to assess the presence of cardiovascular complications (arterial hypertension, arrhythmias, ischemic heart disease, heart failure).
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