Insomnia: Heart Attack, Stroke Risk

Insomnia is associated with increased risk of heart attack and stroke, according to a new research.

Insomnia is associated with increased risk of heart attack and stroke. Image credit: tasnimnews.com (CC BY 4.0)

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.

Researchers have found associations between insomnia and poor health outcomes. But the links between insomnia and heart disease or stroke have been inconsistent.

The current meta-analysis assessed the association between insomnia symptoms and incidence or death from cardiovascular disease (acute myocardial infarction, coronary heart disease, heart failure), stroke, or a combination of events.

Insomnia symptoms included difficulty initiating sleep, difficulty maintaining sleep, early-morning awakening, and non-restorative sleep. (Tasnim News Agency)

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