Treatment for sleep apnoea is good for the heart in some patients but bad for others A treatment commonly used for the loud snorers with obstructive sleep apnoea lowers the risk of serious cardiovascular events in some patients but not others, according to Australian and international research. Having obstructive sleep apnoea is linked to cardiovascular disease, but the common treatment for the condition, a device called a continuous positive airway pressure machine (CPAP), has not shown long-term cardiovascular benefit. The researchers pooled together results from three trials and found that in people with high-risk obstructive sleep apnoea, CPAP lowered the risk of heart attack, stroke and death from cardiovascular disease. For people without high-risk obstructive sleep apnoea, the research found CPAP may even increase the risk of serious cardiovascular events.
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