Getting little sleep may be associated with risk of heart disease

Monday, November 10, 2008 - 18:07 in Health & Medicine

Sleeping less than seven and a half hours per day may be associated with future risk of heart disease, according to a report in the November 10 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. In addition, a combination of little sleep and overnight elevated blood pressure appears to be associated with an increased risk of the disease.

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