Unbounded Medicine

We all know those evidence linking OSA to systemic hypertension (even if your patient is not obese), because the vasoconstriction and activation of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone axis. But now there is new evidence that OSA is an important risk factor for stroke.

A new observational cohort study of NEJM by Yaggi et al, states that OSA increases significantly the risk of stroke, TIA or sudden death.

REFERENCES:
Yaggi HK, Concato J, Kernan WN, Lichtman JH, Brass LM, Mohsenin V.Obstructive sleep apnea as a risk factor for stroke and death. N Engl JMed 2005;353:2034-2041.

Regards,

Jon Mikel Iñarritu, M.D.

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