Sleep apnea + metabolic syndrome = 3X the heart attack risk.
And almost nobody is screening for this combination.
As a medical school professor, I've watched us treat these conditions in separate silos for decades. A new study in Sleep Medicine followed 1,115 sleep apnea patients and found the combination is devastating.
The numbers tell the story:
- Sleep apnea alone: 7.5% had a major cardia... https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41833185/
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