Can using a CPAP lower mortality risk from sleep apnea–related heart disease?

Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) is a standard treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). In this episode, we explain how untreated OSA affects cardiovascular health and what current evidence suggests about CPAP and long-term heart risk in Europe.

You’ll learn:

• What obstructive sleep apnea is: repeated airway collapse during sleep causing oxygen drops

• How OSA increases risk of hypertension, arrhythmia, stroke, and coronary artery disease

• How CPAP works to maintain airway patency and improve oxygenation overnight

• What studies suggest about CPAP use and reduced cardiovascular complications

• The importance of sleep studies, diagnostic criteria (AHI score), and adherence monitoring

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