Good sleep for a healthy heart
- Posted on 13/12/2022 14:48
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- By raymonddzakpata@sante-education.tg
Extract from the article: The quality of sleep is directly related to heart health. Poor sleep is associated with a significant increase in the risk of heart failure. Heart failure occurs when the heart cannot pump enough to meet all the body's energy needs. The symptoms...
The quality of sleep is directly related to
heart health. Poor sleep is associated with a significant increase in the risk
of heart failure. Heart failure occurs when the heart cannot pump enough to
meet all the body's energy needs. The symptoms are characteristic: shortness of
breath on exertion or at rest, fatigue. If left untreated, the heart becomes
increasingly tired, fluids can build up in the lungs, organs are damaged: heart
failure can lead to extremely serious consequences. A number of risk factors
have been identified, such as high blood pressure, smoking, diabetes, excess of
unhealthy fats and, in this case, poor sleep.
An
American team from Tulane University has shown that, compared with very
disturbed nights, excellent quality sleep is associated with a 42% lower risk
of developing heart failure, regardless of the other risk factors. The risk is
reduced by 8% in people who get up early, by 12% in those who sleep between 7
and 8 hours a day, by 17% in the absence of signs of insomnia, and by 34% when
there is no daytime sleepiness. In fact, in the event of sleep disorders, it is
essential to talk to a doctor in order to consider ways of dealing with them:
these difficulties may reflect or cause real health problems.
