Poor sleep linked to heart failure says Norwegian study. By: Soon Qi Wei

Scientists found those who suffered several nights of poor sleep were more likely to develop the condition, in which the heart fails to pump properly. Experts say further research is needed to see if a lack of sleep causes heart failure or the link is more complex. Scientists at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology looked at more than 50,000 people aged between 20 and 89. At the beginning of the study, none of them were known to have heart failure. In this condition the muscles of the heart are often too out of shape to do their job properly - they may be too weak or too stiff to pump blood around the body at the right pressure. I believe that this is a very important discovery as this can lead to one of the ways to prevent heart failure. As there is no cure the most important thing to do now is to prevent it from actually happening in the first place.

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