Sleep Apnea and Cardiovascular Disease

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Obstructive sleep apnea is related to various types of cardiovascular disease. Cardiologist Dr. Michael Faulx and Dr. Reena Mehra, Director of Sleep Disorders Research in the Sleep Center, have worked together to investigate this relationship. It is important to ask the right questions and look for risk factors to determine if there are underlying sleep disorders in the patient with cardiovascular disease. The STOP-BANG questionnaire can be used to test for high probability for sleep apnea...