They are common comorbidities (along with things like diabetes, chronic kidney disease, atrial fibrillation, etc.), but I wouldn’t say that sleep apnea is the “leading cause” of heart failure. Heart failure is a very broad/diverse disease and underlying causes depend a lot on the type of heart failure you are talking about.
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Reply to comment by kkngs in A new drug called AF-130 has been developed that offers “two-for-one” treatment of heart failure and sleep apnea by targeting the nervous activity that drives both. by chrisdh79
They are common comorbidities (along with things like diabetes, chronic kidney disease, atrial fibrillation, etc.), but I wouldn’t say that sleep apnea is the “leading cause” of heart failure. Heart failure is a very broad/diverse disease and underlying causes depend a lot on the type of heart failure you are talking about.