Does Sleeplessness Cause Heart Attack? (surprising findings)

Norwegian researchers recently released a study on their comparison of insomniacs and good sleepers, and compared the rates of heart failure within the groups.

Researchers have long understood that people with heart failure tend to sleep poorly.

But are people with sleep problem more likely to suffer heart attack, that’s the question.

And when the Norwegian researchers got their results, they were completely baffled.

They first gathered the health information of 54,279 people between ages 28 and 89 that were collected by the Nord-Trøndelag Health study between 1995 and 1997.

They then assessed information on their subjects:

– difficulties falling asleep,
– maintaining sleep, and
– having non-restorative sleep.

… and compared them to the frequency of heart failure.

The hearts of those with three insomnia symptoms were the most likely to fail, followed by those with two symptoms, followed by those with only one.

But when those same scientists performed follow-up studies, they found that the heart failure of insomniacs seem not to follow the usual pattern.

One of the earliest signs of heart failure is a diminished function of the left ventricle. This is the largest of the heart’s chambers that pumps blood to the whole body (except for the lungs, which is the right ventricle’s job.)

They wanted to verify that the left ventricles of insomniacs functioned worse than those of the good sleeping peers.

Surprisingly, the left ventricles of insomniacs functioned the same as those of good sleepers, which is the opposite conclusion from the one they expected.

So the mechanism whereby insomniacs develop heart failure is still bit of a mystery.

The fact remains that gaining good sleep is extremely important for your heart and overall health. Here is a simple trick to fall asleep in 9 minutes and sleep soundly throughout the night…

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