Medical Minute W/ The UNLV School of Nursing | Sleep Apnea and Cardiovascular Health

A closer look into the effects and long-terms risks imposed by sleep apnea on the cardiovascular system.

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A series of small snapshots of healthcare advise from the professors and practitioners at the UNLV School of Nursing.

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Here's today's Medical Minute with Dr. Jin-Yung Kim, Associate Professor studying sleep apnea and insomnia at the School of Nursing at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

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Obstructive sleep apnea, characterized by recurring, complete or partial obstructions of the upper airway during sleep, closely relates to the development of cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension, coronary artery diseases, and stroke. In general, our cardiovascular system, such as heart rate and blood pressure, is supposed to slow down at night, be restored for the next day. However, recurrent obstructions in sleep apnea block air from getting into our lungs and then drops the level of oxygen in the blood, waking our brain and making our heart work faster even at night, which can stress our heart and increase system-wide inflammations in our body, eventually leading to cardiovascular diseases. This Medical Minute is written

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by the School of Nursing at the University of Nevada Las Vegas and by the School of Nursing at the University of Nevada Las Vegas and produced by KUNV 91.5 FM.

Transcribed with Cockatoo