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Dr. Yerem Yeghiazarians is an interventional cardiologist at UCSF Medical Center.
And as for why the AHA is suggesting more regular screening for sleep apnea, in particular?
These negative heart-health implications of sleep apnea also speak to the broader connection of poor sleep and heart disease.

Here are 4 ways poor sleep can negatively affect your heart health
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Dr. Yerem Yeghiazarians is an interventional cardiologist at UCSF Medical Center. Dr. Yerem Yeghiazarians is co-director of the Adult Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, director of the Peripheral Interventional Cardiology Program and director of the Translational Cardiac Stem Cell Program. He is an expert in managing patients with coronary artery disease, acute coronary syndromes, valvular heart disease, cardiomyopathies, and peripheral arterial diseases.



Dr. Yerem Yeghiazarians is an interventional cardiologist at UCSF Medical Center. Dr. Yerem Yeghiazarians is co-director of the Adult Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, director of the Peripheral Interventional Cardiology Program and director of the Translational Cardiac Stem Cell Program. He is an expert in managing patients with coronary artery disease, acute coronary syndromes, valvular heart disease, cardiomyopathies, and peripheral arterial diseases.

