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Sleep apnea is a manifestation of the metabolic syndrome
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Friday, May 20, 2005 7:41 am Email this article
Sleep apnea is a manifestation of the metabolic syndrome according to a new paper from Penn State College of Medicine in Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA. Association between sleep apnea, sleepiness, inflammation, and insulin resistance which promotes cardiovascular disease
“Accumulating evidence provides support to our model of the… association between sleep apnea, sleepiness, inflammation, and insulin resistance, all promoting atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease,” the author concluded.
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Comment: This is a very interesting paper. This is the first time that this has been suggested as far as I know. This suggests the seriousness of sleep apnea also.
REFERENCE
Vgontzas A, Bixler EO, Chrousos G. Sleep apnea is a manifestation of the metabolic syndrome. Sleep Med Rev. 2005 Jun, 9(3):211-24.
AUTHOR’S CONTACT INFORMATION
Department of Psychiatry H073
Penn State College of Medicine
500 University Drive
Hershey, PA 17033, USA
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On Mar 01, 2006 at 12:58 am Clabbergirl wrote:
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This is VERY intersting to me. I have sleep apnea, and suspect some metabolic syndrome issues...
Any more information found since this study?
On Mar 01, 2006 at 7:41 am Larry Hobbs wrote:
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Clabbergirl,
I'll check. If I find anything, I'll post an article.
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