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International sleep study aims to crack down on sleep apnoea
Author: Jonathan Warren
In order to stop people having breathing problems when snoozing, an international sleep research study group has asked for at least 350 volunteers from New Zealand in order to get a new medical approach to look into prospective treatments for sleep apnoea.
Under the Sleep Apnoea Cardiovascular Endpoints Study (SAVE) moniker, scientists are looking to discover how to use continuous positive airway pressure as a way to stop the issue, which heightens chances of heart attacks, strokes and heart failure in patients.
New Zealand SAVE coordinator Michael Hlavac explained that continuous positive airway pressure is a regular treatment for sleep apnoea but it's unknown if it reduces risks of the aforementioned health problems which are associated with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA).
He said: "Some research has shown that there may be a relationship between untreated sleep apnoea and heart disease, stroke and impaired glucose metabolism (pre-diabetes)."
