Women who get insufficient sleep women are at greater risk for developing heart disease than men, according to recent research.
Women who slept five hours or less had higher levels of blood proteins related to inflammation and heart disease (high-sensitivity C-reactive proteins). The study, included 4,600 participants, 73 percent of whom were men.
This study showed that [...]
It is now widely accepted that sleep disordered breathing (SDB) may exacerbate ventricular tachyarrhythmias and play a role in sudden death during sleep. Now evidence from Serizawa and colleagues(1) shows that sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) remains an independent predictor of life-threatening ventricular arrhythmia, even in patients with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD).
In this study, 47 of 71 [...]
Snorers have higher risk of stroke
Snoring is the most prevalent symptom of sleep apnea. Other symptoms of sleep apnea are pauses in breathing during sleep, fatigue, and daytime drowsiness.
Snorers have 10 times higher risk of stroke than non-snorers.Â
Sleep apnea is linked with cardiovascular disease
Sleep apnea limits the supply of oxygen to the heart, and places [...]
