Prospective associations of sleep apnea, periodic limb movements, and plasma fibrinogen level.

CONCLUSIONS: These results did not support a longitudinal association between PLMS and OSA. However, good adherence to CPAP could reduce plasma fibrinogen levels, thus ameliorating elevations in plasma fibrinogen as a risk factor for future cardiovascular events.
PMID: 32691209 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Sleep and Breathing - July 19, 2020 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Murase K, Azuma M, Tachikawa R, Minami T, Matsumoto T, Hamada S, Nakatsuka Y, Takahashi N, Takeyama H, Tanizawa K, Oga T, Handa T, Hirai T, Chin K Tags: Sleep Breath Source Type: research