Sleep Apnea Associated With Heart Problems After Surgery

Reuters (5/14, Rapaport) reports, “People having surgery may be more likely to experience cardiovascular problems afterward when they have” obstructive “sleep apnea [OSA],” research indicated. In comparison to patients without OSA, patients with the severe form of the condition “were more than twice as likely to die of heart complications or experience serious cardiac events like heart attacks and strokes within 30 days of surgery,” the study found.

Refer to MouthHealthy.org, for information about sleep apnea.