Severe breathing disorders during sleep are associated with an increased risk of dying

Monday, August 17, 2009 - 18:35 in Health & Medicine

Severe breathing disorders during sleep are associated with an increased risk of dying from any cause according to research published this week in the open access journal PLoS Medicine. The study finds that the increased risk of dying is most apparent in men between 40 and 70 years of age with severe sleep-disordered breathing, and suggests a specific link between this condition and death from coronary heart disease in men.

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