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Mechanism could link sleep apnea to heart disease

Mechanism could link sleep apnea to heart disease

A mechanism tying heart disease to sleep apnea?

It’s far from a silent killer.

For decades, obstructed sleep apnea—colloquially known as snoring—has been associated with heart disease, while its mechanism has remained a mystery.

But a new Columbia University Medical Center study published earlier this month in Science Translational Medicine suggests both a mechanism tying heart disease to sleep apnea and a potential treatment to reduce the risk of heart disease.

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