Late bedtime to be associated with risk of coronary artery disease - Video

Sleep is a crucial aspect of maintaining healthy lifestyle. Improper sleep to be associated with cardiovascular, mental and cognitive health, however it is also known to be a trigger of Arthesclerotic disease. A recent study in the Archives of Iranian Medicine has linked late bedtime with the presence of premature coronary artery disease (PCAD).

Prior to the study, not much was known regarding the impact of quantity and quality of sleep on the incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Farzad Masoudkabir, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, and colleagues, therefore, aimed to investigate the possible independent association of late bedtime and premature coronary artery disease.However, the authors stress the need for future prospective studies to elucidate the exact role of late bedtime in the development of premature coronary atherosclerosis.

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Going late to bed tied to development of premature coronary artery disease: Study