Sleep Apnea and Cardiovascular Risk

Name: Sleep Apnea and Cardiovascular Risk
Uploaded: 2024-11-29T13:00:21+00:00
Duration: 35 s
Channel: Dr. Charles Mok
Description: Dr. Charles Mok presents a brief informational talk linking obstructive sleep apnea severity to increased cardiovascular risk and mortality. He states…

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Dr. Charles Mok presents a brief informational talk linking obstructive sleep apnea severity to increased cardiovascular risk and mortality. He states that an apnea score over 30 substantially increases cardiovascular disease rates ("triples") and that untreated severe apnea confers about a 5× higher risk of dying from a heart attack. He cites a Mayo Clinic review of Medicare records showing that treating sleep apnea reduced cardiovascular incidents, hospitalizations, and healthcare costs.

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A score over 30.

About 5× higher versus somebody who doesn't have apnea.

Mayo Clinic.

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Cardiovascular disease. This is the number one cause of death in American. So, you know, we do all kinds of interventions. We know that having a score over 30 triples your rate of cardiovascular disease. If you have a score of 30 and you don't treat it. 5x risk of dying of heart attack versus somebody that doesn't have apnea. So let's address this. Mayo Clinic did a review of Medicare records of people that had both sleep apnea and cardiovascular disease. They found that they treated the sleep apnea. Cardiovascular disease incidents went down substantially. Hospitalizations went down substantially. They saved a lot of money. That's what they're looking at. Can we save money by treating this condition? The answer is yes. Patients more likely to live, less likely have an event to have a heart attack hospitalization or less likely have an event that leads to death.