{"id":108678,"date":"2019-08-21T10:42:58","date_gmt":"2019-08-21T14:42:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=108678"},"modified":"2019-08-21T10:42:58","modified_gmt":"2019-08-21T14:42:58","slug":"insomnia-tied-to-higher-risk-of-heart-disease-and-stroke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=108678","title":{"rendered":"Insomnia tied to higher risk of heart disease and stroke"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"219\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/american-heart.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-72621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/american-heart.jpg 219w, https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/american-heart-150x99.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 219px) 100vw, 219px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>People suffering from insomnia may have an increased risk\nof&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.heart.org\/en\/health-topics\/consumer-healthcare\/what-is-cardiovascular-disease\/coronary-artery-disease\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">coronary\nartery disease<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.heart.org\/en\/health-topics\/heart-failure\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">heart failure<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.strokeassociation.org\/en\/about-stroke\/types-of-stroke\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">stroke<\/a>,\naccording to new research in the American Heart Association\u2019s journal&nbsp;Circulation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Previous observational studies have found an association\nbetween insomnia, which affects up to 30% of the general population, and an\nincreased risk of developing heart disease and stroke. These observational\nstudies were unable to determine whether insomnia is a cause, or if it is just\nassociated with them, explained Susanna Larsson, Ph.D., lead study author and\nassociate professor of cardiovascular and nutritional epidemiology at\nKarolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this first-of-its-kind study on insomnia, Larsson and a\ncolleague applied Mendelian randomization, a technique that uses genetic\nvariants known to be connected with a potential risk factor, such as insomnia,\nto reduce bias in the results. The 1.3 million participants with or without heart\ndisease and stroke were drawn from four major public studies and groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Researchers found genetic variants for insomnia were\nassociated with significantly higher odds of coronary artery disease, heart\nfailure and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.strokeassociation.org\/en\/about-stroke\/types-of-stroke\/ischemic-stroke-clots\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ischemic\nstroke<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 particularly large artery stroke, but not&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.heart.org\/en\/health-topics\/atrial-fibrillation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">atrial\nfibrillation<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s important to identify the underlying reason for\ninsomnia and treat it,\u201d Larsson said. \u201cSleep is a behavior that can be changed\nby new habits and stress management.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A limitation to this study is that the results represent a\ngenetic variant link to insomnia rather than insomnia itself. According to\nLarsson, it was not possible to determine whether or not the individuals with\ncardiovascular disease had insomnia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Larsson\u2019s co-author is Hugh Markus, M.D., FMed.Sci. Author\ndisclosures are on the manuscript.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and\nWelfare (Forte), the Swedish Research Council, a British Heart Foundation\nprogram grant, and the National Institute for Health Research funded the study.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People suffering from insomnia may have an increased risk of&nbsp;coronary artery disease,&nbsp;heart failure&nbsp;and&nbsp;stroke, according to new research in the American Heart Association\u2019s journal&nbsp;Circulation. Previous observational studies have found an association between insomnia, which affects up to 30% of the general population, and an increased risk of developing heart disease and stroke. 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