How Much Sleep Do You Need to Avoid a Fatal Heart Attack?

Heart disease can be a result of your sleep pattern, and the amount of sleep you get each night can help protect you against symptoms of heart failure, it is claimed.

How long should you sleep each night to avoid a fatal heart attack?

Scientists have revealed that the way you sleep can have a big role in your heart health. In particular, the length of your sleep is essential to protect yourself against heart failure.

They said people with healthy sleep habits had significantly lower risks of developing heart disease.

These “healthy” sleep patterns included: getting seven to eight hours of sleep each night.

There is no set number of hours that everyone should sleep each night. But making sure you get seven to eight hours of sleep could reduce your chances of developing heart failure by up to 42 percent, according to scientists at Tulane University in New Orleans.

However, it is essential that you combine the duration of your sleep with four other important sleep patterns.

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“The healthy sleep result we generated was based on recording these five sleep behaviors. The results underscore the importance of improving general sleep patterns to help prevent heart failure,” said the Dr Lu Qi, who worked on the research.

And it turns out that those with healthy sleep habits haven’t shown any signs of insomnia or snoring. They also didn’t feel drowsy the next day.

A previous study found that people with sleep apnea may have a higher risk of developing heart failure.

Sleep apnea causes the release of stress hormones in the body.

The hormones thus increase your heart rate and blood pressure, which directly affects your chances of developing heart disease.

Heart failure is a serious, long-term illness that tends to get worse over time. It is caused by the inability of the heart to properly pump blood throughout the body.

The best way to prevent heart disease is to eat a healthy, balanced diet and exercise regularly.

Everyone should aim for at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity activity each week.

Source: Express

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