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Research shows that individuals suffering from obstructive [[sleep apnea]] are at a higher risk of other health comorbidities, including: |
Research shows that individuals suffering from obstructive [[sleep apnea]] are at a higher risk of other health comorbidities, including: |
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*Acute [[myocardial infarction]]/heart attack (obstructive sleep apnea presents in 70% of heart attack patients with AHI ≥5 and 52% of heart attack patients with AHI ≥10)<ref>{{cite journal |author= Kuniyoshi |
*Acute [[myocardial infarction]]/heart attack (obstructive sleep apnea presents in 70% of heart attack patients with AHI ≥5 and 52% of heart attack patients with AHI ≥10)<ref>{{cite journal |author= Kuniyoshi|title=Day–Night Variation of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Obstructive Sleep Apnea |journal=Journal of the American College of Cardiology |volume=52 |issue=5 |pages=343–346 |date=July 2008|doi=10.1016/j.jacc.2008.04.027|url=http://content.onlinejacc.org/article.aspx?articleid=1139082&resultClick=3|display-authors=etal}}</ref> |
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*[[Stroke]] (in patients with AHI ≥30 macroangiopathic etiology of stroke were significantly higher than in patients with AHI <10)<ref>{{cite journal |author= Claudio L. Bassetti, Milena Milanova, Matthias Gugger|title=Sleep-Disordered Breathing and Acute Ischemic Stroke: Diagnosis, Risk Factors, Treatment, Evolution, and Long-Term Clinical Outcome |journal=Stroke|volume=37 |pages=967–972 |date=6 March 2006|doi=10.1161/01.STR.0000208215.49243.c3}}</ref> |
*[[Stroke]] (in patients with AHI ≥30 macroangiopathic etiology of stroke were significantly higher than in patients with AHI <10)<ref>{{cite journal |author= Claudio L. Bassetti, Milena Milanova, Matthias Gugger|title=Sleep-Disordered Breathing and Acute Ischemic Stroke: Diagnosis, Risk Factors, Treatment, Evolution, and Long-Term Clinical Outcome |journal=Stroke|volume=37 |pages=967–972 |date=6 March 2006|doi=10.1161/01.STR.0000208215.49243.c3}}</ref> |
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The Apnea–Hypopnea IndexorApnoea–Hypopnoea Index (AHI) is an index used to indicate the severity of sleep apnea. It is represented by the number of apnea and hypopnea events per hour of sleep. The apneas (pauses in breathing) must last for at least 10 seconds and are associated with a decrease in blood oxygenation. Combining AHI and oxygen desaturation gives an overall sleep apnea severity score that evaluates both number sleep disruptions and degree of oxygen desaturation (low blood level).
The AHI is calculated by dividing the number of apnea events by the number of hours of sleep. AHI values are categorized as:[1][2]
Research shows that individuals suffering from obstructive sleep apnea are at a higher risk of other health comorbidities, including:
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