Thinking about using a CPAP machine to quell sleep apnea?
It's not necessarily a good idea for everyone, a new evidence review argues.
This common treatment for sleep apnea might increase some folks' risk of heart attack, stroke and heart-related death, according to results published today in the European Heart Journal.
CPAP machines can dramatically lower a person's heart risk if severe sleep apnea causes dramatic drops in blood oxygen levels or large surges in heart rate, researchers found by analyzing data from more than 3,500 participants in three major clinical trials.
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