forsure other things going on, but this is why blood pressure stays elevated and stroke and CAVs increase. yes stress on the heart during sleep is part of it but DRs monitor hematocrit and increase in CBC to determine severity and how at risk someone is for a CAV.. that is to say, you can have apnea and low hematocrit ur at much lower risk than someone with higher blood counts even if have "milder" apnea.
articles about why elevated hematocrit is risk factor for stroke and heart disease. most people with heart disease dont have low hematocrit.
Relationship Between Hematocrit Level and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in a Community‐Based Population
This study aimed to determine the relationship between hematocrit (HCT) levels and cardiovascular risk factors in a community‐based population of middle‐aged adults.From April 2011 to February 2012, a total of 1,884 middle‐aged ...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
High hematocrit value is a risk factor for myocardial infarction
I read with interest the article on the positive correlation between the hematocrit value and the frequency of myocardial infarction (MI) after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) by Spiess and associates.1 That a high hematocrit value was associated with an increased risk for MI has been...
www.jtcvs.org
Hematocrit and risk of coronary heart disease: the Puerto Rico Heart Health Program
Hematocrit was determined in 2555 rural and 6151 urban men age 45 to 64 years participating in the Puerto Rico Heart Health Program, a prospective epi…
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as you see DECADES of research indicate it is bad and we know this anecdotal guys with elevated hematocrit gt higher blood pressure, higher blood pressure increases risks.. this is PART of why body builders are more prone to heart attacks. dont let internet DRs fool you MAJORITY of research indicated higher red blood cells are risk factor.
remember the main reason why sleep apnea is bad is because of increase blood pressure aswell as extra nightly stress on heart when your suppost to be resting. less sleep regardless of apnea will also raise HR and BP. ie many factors are making your cardio risk higher..
