Severity of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea is Associated With Elevated Plasma Fibrinogen in Otherwise Healthy Patients

  • Posted in Sleep Apnoea
  •  By Loran Simon

Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) has been implicated in both cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Systemic inflammation and coagulation may be related to cardiovascular pathophysiology in patients with OSA. A new study assessed whether severity of OSA is associated with levels of fibrinogen in newly diagnosed, untreated, and otherwise healthy OSA patients. Severity of OSA was associated with increased fibrinogen level independent of other factors, suggesting that apnoeic events and oxygen desaturation during sleep are mechanisms for increased fibrinogen levels in patients with OSA.

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http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11325-014-0938-4

Somnowell Inventor - Visiting Professor Simon Ash FDS MSc MOrth BDS

Prof. Ash is the inventor of the highly successful SOMNOWELL Chrome device for snoring and sleep apnoea.

The Somnowell Chrome is made to exacting standards in the Somnowell laboratory under the supervision of Visiting Professor Simon Ash. Prof. Ash and his master technicians create each Somnowell Chrome device using their wealth of experience and expertise.

Prof. Ash works at the forefront of his profession. He is a Consultant and Specialist Orthodontist with over 30 years clinical experience, with a special interest in sleep related breathing disorders, TMJD, and bruxism. He currently works in Harley Street London and two private hospitals in London as part of a multi-disciplinary team managing snoring and sleep apnoea, and is Visiting Professor of Orthodontics at the BPP University.

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