Sunday, January 02, 2011

Coronary CT Angiography Reveals Vessel Involvement in Obstructive Sleep Apnea  : Internal Medicine News

An important step forward in delineating the relationship between OSA and IHD.

Already we know, hypoxia and sympathetic stimulation places the heart in a state of myocardial with reduced oxygenation.

The added insult of oxidative injury is the third and lethal blow it seems..

http://www.internalmedicinenews.com/news/cardiovascular-disease/single-article/coronary-ct-angiography-reveals-vessel-involvement-in-obstructive-sleep-apnea/233e32a8fd.html

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Experiments test if implant can block sleep apnea - Leesville, LA - Leesville Daily Leader

An impanted synchronised nerve stimulator to increase muscle tone of the tongue, hence preventing retroglossal obstruction. How ingenious!

http://www.leesvilledailyleader.com/news/x224240986/Experiments-test-if-implant-can-block-sleep-apnea

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