Insomnia and risk of cardiovascular disease: a meta-analysis

• Published in: European journal of preventive cardiology Vol. 21; no. 1; p. 57
• Main Authors: Sofi, Francesco, Cesari, Francesca, Casini, Alessandro, Macchi, Claudio, Abbate, Rosanna, Gensini, Gian Franco
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.01.2014
• Subjects: Cardiovascular Diseases - etiology; Cardiovascular Diseases - mortality; Chi-Square Distribution; Humans; Odds Ratio; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; Sleep; Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders - complications; Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders - diagnosis; Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders - mortality; Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders - physiopathology; sleep; meta-analysis; cardiovascular disease; sleep complaints; Insomnia

Increasing evidence suggests an association between insomnia and cardiovascular disease. We performed a systematic review with meta-analysis of all the available prospective studies that investigated the association between insomnia and risk of developing and/or dying from cardiovascular disease. Sy...