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How does sleep apnea affect people's blood pressure?

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Hypertension: Sleep apnea the most common cause of difficult to treat high blood pressure that is refractory to medication.

Answered 11/26/2013

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Hypertension: Sleep apnea is associated with elevated blood pressure. It can make hypertension harder to control.

Answered 9/28/2016

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Would 9 breathing apneas and blood oxygen levels of 87.5% be considered mild sleep apnea? Would this cause a person to be tired during the day etc?

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If someone is diagnosed with hypertension and sleep apnea, do you treat the apnea first to see if it lowers the bp or do you treat both at the same time? What first line bp med would you use (if blood tests are normal)?

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If you have obstructive sleep apnea and you take ARBs for persistently elevated blood pressure, does this increase or decrease oxygenation during hypoxic apnea? Isn't the hypertension a healthy adaptive response?

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How sleep apnea affect blood pressure? will sleep apnea cause constant high blood pressure or spikes and fluctuations?

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