New Research Finds Link Between Sleep Problems and Heart Disease
People who struggle to sleep at night have a 27 per cent higher risk of suffering from a heart attack, new research revealed. Furthermore, researchers believe women are most at risk of heart disease because they are more genetically prone to insomnia due to their hormones.
Sleep plays a vital role in our health. During sleep, the body undergoes a major repair and recuperation process, making us feel refreshed and rejuvenated the next day. It also gives the immune and cardiovascular systems a rest and allows other organs to be restored.
Now, scientists from China Medical University found that sleep problems can up a person’s risk of heart attack. The researchers believe that it raises blood pressure and alters the metabolism - both known risk factors of cardiovascular disease.
To test the association between insomnia and heart attack, they looked at 15 previously published studies which followed 160,867 people. Researchers found those who struggled to stay asleep had an 11 per cent greater risk of a deadly cardiovascular event. Symptoms of bad sleep included difficulty getting off to sleep, maintaining sleep, getting up too early, and non-restorative sleep.
’Sleep disorders are common in the general population and sleep health should be included in clinical risk assessment.’ explained lead author Qiao. ’Sleep is important for biological recovery and takes around a third of our lifetime. But in modern society more and more people complain of insomnia.’
He added that education is needed to increase public awareness of insomnia symptoms and the potential risks, so that people with sleep problems are encouraged to seek help.
Additionally, while more of the insomnia-heart attack link was seen among women, the researchers warned that they cannot conclusions that insomnia is more dangerous for women.
Their findings were published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.
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Struggle to sleep? Be careful of a heart attack: Study finds a 27% link between insomnia and the deadly event (and women are most at risk)
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