Managing Sleep Apnea Early Prevents the Development of Heart Failure

The relationship between Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) and Heart Failure (HF) is frequently observed in clinical practice. But abolition of coexisting OSA by Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) in patients with HF has not been proved to the improvement of long-term outcomes. The strategy for the prevention of cardiovascular damage is the focus and diagnosis of OSA early. From this case, we can understand the pathophysiologic progress of OSA on cardiovascular system, and identify the important of diagnosis and interfering OSA before damaging cardiovascular system seriously.