Sleep apnea is associated with reduced in-hospital mortality in patients admitted for acute heart disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sleep apnea (SA) is an independent risk factor for many cardiovascular diseases. The impact of SA on the outcome of patients hospitalized due to cardiovascular diseases is controversial. Recent studies indicated fewer fatal cardiac events associated with SA in a setting where co-factors may play an important role. The aim of the current study was to investigate in-hospital mortality of patients hospitalized with acute heart diseases with or without SA.

Methods and findings

In this retrospective, nested case-control study, data were extracted from a Swiss-wide hospitalization database. All patients with a primary diagnosis of acute heart disease were identified. Among those patients, all patients with a co-diagnosis of SA were extracted together with a control popu

SUBMITTER: Moser M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12503258 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature