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Connection between insomnia and risk of heart attack and stroke

People who have insomnia had a small increased risk of having a heart attack or stroke over 10 years

07-Nov-2019

Key points from article :

Study in China included almost half a million people.

Study used the data of the people who mentioned having insomnia at least 3 days a week in the past month.

Researchers recorded diagnoses of cardiovascular, which include heart attack and stroke.

People who had 1 of the 3 sleep problems had a 10% increased risk of cardiovascular disease.

Treating individual insomnia symptoms may have the potential to reduce subsequent CVD risks.

Study doesn't prove that insomnia directly increases your risk of cardiovascular disease.

Findings of the study may not apply to the UK population.

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Neurology Journal

Neurology is the official journal of the American Academy of Neurology

Peking University

Major research university in Beijing, China, and a member of the elite C9 League of Chinese Universities

University of Oxford

Collegiate research university and one of the world's leading universities

Topics mentioned on this page:
Sleep, Heart Disease