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Published: August 18, 2021

Obstructive sleep apnea is common in kids and may impact blood pressure, heart health

American Heart Association Scientific Statement

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Carissa M. Baker-Smith, M.D., M.P.H., M.S.

Director, Pediatric Preventive Cardiology Program Nemours Cardiac Center, Nemours, Alfred I. DuPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University

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Director, Pediatric Preventive Cardiology Program Nemours Cardiac Center, Nemours, Alfred I. DuPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University

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Dr. Carissa Baker-Smith on sleep apnea in kids

Carissa M. Baker-Smith, M.D., M.P.H., M.S., director of pediatric preventive cardiology at the Nemours Children’s Hospital in Wilmington, Delaware, and associate professor of pediatric cardiology at Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia is chair of the writing group on the American Heart Association scientific statement on obstructive sleep apnea, a form of sleep-disordered breathing, in children and adolescents and the potential impact on their hearts.

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Dr. Carissa Baker-Smith on sleep apnea signs

Carissa M. Baker-Smith, M.D., M.P.H., M.S., director of pediatric preventive cardiology at the Nemours Children’s Hospital in Wilmington, Delaware, and associate professor of pediatric cardiology at Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia is chair of the writing group on the American Heart Association scientific statement on obstructive sleep apnea, a form of sleep-disordered breathing, in children and adolescents and the potential impact on their hearts.

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Dr. Carissa Baker-Smith defines sleep apnea

Carissa M. Baker-Smith, M.D., M.P.H., M.S., director of pediatric preventive cardiology at the Nemours Children’s Hospital in Wilmington, Delaware, and associate professor of pediatric cardiology at Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia is chair of the writing group on the American Heart Association scientific statement on obstructive sleep apnea, a form of sleep-disordered breathing, in children and adolescents and the potential impact on their hearts.

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