Kidney disease is not something that I’ve written about so far, but a recent study published in the March issue of Chest revealed that having chronic kidney disease is associated with a much higher chance of having obstructive sleep apnea. Knowing what we know about all the various physiologic effects caused by sleep apnea, this new finding is not surprising.
Kidney disease is not something that I’ve written about so far, but a recent study published in the March issue of Chest revealed that having chronic kidney disease is associated with a much higher chance of having obstructive sleep apnea. Knowing what we know about all the various physiologic effects caused by sleep apnea, this new finding is not surprising.