ROCHESTER, Minn., Jan. 9 (UPI) -- Patients with obstructive sleep apnea are more likely to have a family history of premature death due to coronary artery disease, says a U.S. study.
Researchers from the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine in Rochester, Minn., analyzed the relationship between obstructive sleep apnea and premature death due to coronary artery disease by comparing the personal and family histories of 316 patients with obstructive sleep apnea and 202 patients without obstructive sleep apnea.
Regardless of the patient's own coronary artery disease status, there was a significant and independent association between obstructive sleep apnea and family history of premature coronary artery disease mortality.
The study appears in the journal Chest.
