Missing Sleep Apnea Link May Affect COVID-19 Outcomes

Missing Sleep Apnea Link May Affect COVID-19 Outcomes
Sleep apnea is more common among overweight people and those suffering from hypertension. Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock
Barry Krakow
By Barry Krakow, M.D.
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If you’ve been hunkering down and watching the news, you probably know about the emerging developments on the CCP(Chinese Communist Party) virus, revealing many seriously afflicted cases—those in intensive care or dying—suffer from two common medical conditions: hypertension (high blood pressure) or obesity.

While these data are intriguing, we can drill deeper to learn more about these “co-occurring” conditions (or comorbidity in doctor-speak) to find additional links.

Barry Krakow
Barry Krakow
M.D.
Barry Krakow, M.D., is a board-certified internist and sleep medicine specialist, practicing clinical sleep medicine and conducting sleep research for 35 years. He pioneered innovative treatments for common sleep disorders and offers sleep coaching services at BarryKrakowMD.com. His new book, “Life Saving Sleep: New Horizons in Mental Health Treatment,” is available at Amazon and other booksellers. He lives in Savannah, Georgia.
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