Sleep disorders in relation to coronary heart disease.

Abstract

In a cross-sectional study of 5419 Finnish adult men, a higher prevalence of diagnosed myocardial infarction was found among those who slept more than 9 hours, whilst those sleeping less than 6 hours per night had more symptomatic coronary heart disease (CHD). This relationship held after controlling by multivariate analysis for age, sleep quality, use of sleeping pills and tranquilizers, smoking, alcohol use, Type A score, neuroticism, use of cardiovascular drug and history of hypertension. The cardiovascular physiology and pathophysiology of sleep is reviewed and the relationship of some specific sleep disorders to CHD is discussed.

• Authors: M Partinen, P T Putkonen, J Kaprio, M Koskenvuo, I Hilakivi
• Journal: Acta medica Scandinavica. Supplementum (Acta Med Scand Suppl) Vol. 660 Pg. 69-83 ( 1982) ISSN: 0365-463X [Print] Sweden
• PMID: 6982602 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)

Topics

• Adult
• Angina Pectoris (physiopathology)
• Coronary Disease (physiopathology)
• Cross-Sectional Studies
• Electroencephalography
• Heart (physiopathology)
• Humans
• Male
• Myocardial Infarction (physiopathology)
• Respiration
• Sleep (physiology)
• Sleep Apnea Syndromes (physiopathology)
• Sleep Wake Disorders (physiopathology)