Snoring is more dangerous for women than men, research suggests.
Women who snort while they slumber or suffer from the common condition sleep apnoea are more at risk of cardiovascular problems, such as a heart attack or stroke, than men, a study found today.
Although unclear why this occurs, scans reveal women with the sleep disturbances have thicker heart walls than men.
This means their hearts have to work harder to pump blood around their bodies, which has been linked to a greater risk of surgery side effects and hospital mortality post-operation.
Snoring is more dangerous for women than men, research suggests (stock)
OSA occurs when the muscles in the throat relax and narrow during sleep, interrupting breathing.
Loud snoring is a common symptom, as well as laboured breathing, gasping for air and daytime fatigue. OSA has previously been linked to daytime fatigue, surgery complications and heart problems.
OSA affects between four and 10 per cent of people in the UK. In the US, around 22million suffer.
Researchers from Munich University Hospital analysed 4,481 people from the UK Biobank who had undergone a heart MRI scan. Biobank follows the health of 500,000 volunteers via data that is available to scientists.
The participants were divided into three groups: 118 who were diagnosed with OSA, 1,886 who claimed to snore and 2,477 with neither.
'Our analysis showed that in both genders of the OSA and snoring groups there was an increase in left ventricular mass, meaning that the walls of the heart's main pumping chamber are enlarged, making the heart work harder,' lead author Dr Adrian Curta said.
'We also found that men showed an increase in ejection fraction.'
Ejection fraction measures, as a percentage, how much blood the left ventricle pumps out with each contraction.
A normal recording is between 50 and 70 per cent. More than 75 per cent may indicate cardiomyopathy, which occurs when the heart enlarges and thickens, and is a common cause of sudden cardiac arrest.
When comparing the snorers to those who slept peacefully, the researchers found women had a larger left ventricular mass than the men.
'We found that the cardiac parameters in women appear to be more easily affected by the disease and that women who snore or have OSA might be at greater risk for cardiac involvement,' Dr Curta said.
'We also found the prevalence of diagnosed OSA in the study group was extremely low. Together with the alterations in cardiac function in the snoring group, it leads us to believe that OSA may be grossly underdiagnosed.'
The study was presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America in Chicago.
The findings suggest snoring can gradually evolve into OSA in a process that is associated with left ventricular hypertrophy - a large, thick left ventricular wall.
Dr Curta stresses people who snore should get screened for OSA, while those diagnosed with the condition should ensure they are being properly treated.
'I would encourage people who snore to ask their partner to observe them and look for phases during sleep when they stop breathing for a short while and then gasp for air,' he said.
'If unsure, they can spend the night at a sleep lab where breathing is constantly monitored during sleep and even slight alterations can be recorded.'
Treatment depends on a patient's OSA cause. Weight loss, for example, can improve the condition in overweight people. Cutting down on alcohol and sleeping on your side can also help.
Surgery and special machines can also keep the upper airways open at night.
The researchers hope to conduct further studies that assess the difference of the effects of snoring and OSA between the sexes.
This comes after research released earlier this year suggested pensioners with less than 10 teeth often do not get the recommend seven hours of sleep a night, with some getting by on less than four hours.
Missing teeth are thought to affect how the tongue lies in the mouth, which may lead to OSA, according to the researchers from Tohoku University, Japan.
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Women who snort while they slumber or suffer from the common condition sleep apnoea are more at risk of cardiovascular problems, such as a heart attack or stroke, than men, a study found today.
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