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Re: possible sleep apnea complication

Posted by rkf on April 26, 2006 at 04:20:39:

In Reply to: possible sleep apnea complication posted by suedan11 on April 24, 2006 at 17:20:16:

When you have sleep apnea, the normal result is a desaturation of the oxygen levels in the extremities. As the body detects this drop, the heart works harder to pump more oxygenated blood to these areas. The heart is a muscle. When a muscle works harder, it grows. This is okay for every muscle except the heart. As it gets larger, it becomes more ineffecient and creates other problems.

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