Heart Rate Patterns to Detect Sleep Apnea in People With High Blood Pressure

This study is looking at the connection between your heart rate patterns, high blood pressure, and sleep apnea—a condition where you stop breathing briefly during sleep. Researchers will use a portable heart monitor and an overnight sleep study to measure your heart rate patterns and see if these measurements can reliably predict whether you have sleep apnea. If you're diagnosed with sleep apnea and receive standard treatment, the study will also track how your heart rate patterns improve over time.

Many people with high blood pressure also have undiagnosed sleep apnea, which can make blood pressure harder to control. Researchers hope that measuring heart rate patterns could offer a simple, affordable way to spot people at risk for sleep apnea before symptoms become serious.