Chronic Insomnia a Major Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Disease

A recent large-scale scientific study from Norway has demonstrated a compelling link between chronic insomnia and increased cardiovascular disease risk.

According to researchers from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim, about 73 percent of heart failure patients experience low-quality sleep, struggle to fall asleep, wake frequently during the night, and arise from sleep not feeling refreshed. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that chronic insomnia only occurs in 9 to 15 percent of the general population, meaning that chronic insomnia is significantly more common among patients who eventually succumb to heart failure.

In 2011, the same researchers, led by …read more