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Breathing control linked to stroke
Research carried out by the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centre and Harvard Medical School in Boston has suggested that a specific ECG-derived spectrographic phenotype could play an important role in obstructive sleep apnoea and appears to be prevalent in people at risk of suffering from stroke and hypertension.
According to the researchers, the biomarker was prevalent in developing a range of ailments, including an increased risk of stroke and the greater likelihood of sleep apnoea.
"Central sleep apnoea is precisely timed, meaning that breathing stops and starts with near identical timing from event-to-event," said Robert Thomas, who led the study.
"We found that having the pattern suggesting a central or breathing control abnormality was associated with worse sleep, more severe sleep apnoea, high blood pressure and an increased risk of prevalent strokes," he continued.
Professor Thomas went on to warn that the research suggests people with obstructive sleep apnoea could therefore be at a higher risk of high blood pressure and stroke if they also carry the biomarker.
Obstructive sleep apnoea causes interruptions in breathing during sleep, which can leave patients tired due to a lack of proper sleep.
07 January 2009
A biomarker of a breathing abnormality during sleep has been identified as producing an increased risk of stroke in patients, it has been reported.Research carried out by the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centre and Harvard Medical School in Boston has suggested that a specific ECG-derived spectrographic phenotype could play an important role in obstructive sleep apnoea and appears to be prevalent in people at risk of suffering from stroke and hypertension.
According to the researchers, the biomarker was prevalent in developing a range of ailments, including an increased risk of stroke and the greater likelihood of sleep apnoea.
"Central sleep apnoea is precisely timed, meaning that breathing stops and starts with near identical timing from event-to-event," said Robert Thomas, who led the study.
"We found that having the pattern suggesting a central or breathing control abnormality was associated with worse sleep, more severe sleep apnoea, high blood pressure and an increased risk of prevalent strokes," he continued.
Professor Thomas went on to warn that the research suggests people with obstructive sleep apnoea could therefore be at a higher risk of high blood pressure and stroke if they also carry the biomarker.
Obstructive sleep apnoea causes interruptions in breathing during sleep, which can leave patients tired due to a lack of proper sleep.
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