PH effects the sleep

Sleep health has a defining influence on the development and progression of pulmonary hypertension (PH).

- Dr. P. Rohith Reddy Pulmonologist, Hyderabad

Sleep health has a defining influence on the development and progression of pulmonary hypertension (PH). The development of pulmonary hypertension is a poor prognostic sign in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and affects both mortality and quality of life. Although pulmonary hypertension in OSA is traditionally viewed as a result of apneas and intermittent hypoxia during sleep, recent studies indicate that neither of these factors correlates very well with pulmonary artery pressure. Human data show that pulmonary hypertension in the setting of OSA is, in large part, due to left heart dysfunction with either preserved or diminished ejection fraction.