Chronic elevation of blood pressure, known as hypertension, is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease and can result from the repeated blood pressure surges associated with obstructive sleep apnea.

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• Person: Not available Organization: Harvard Medical School
  Why Sleep Matters: Consequences of Sleep Deficiency

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• Why Sleep Matters: Consequences of Sleep Deficiency sleep.hms.harvard.edu Harvard Medical School via serper

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• obstructive sleep apnea concept
• cardiovascular disease concept
• hypertension concept
• blood pressure concept