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- Life's Essential 8 - How to Get Healthy Sleep Fact Sheet | American Heart Association
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Cardiovascular Disease: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association | Circulation (ahajournals.org)
Getting to the Heart of Sleep Health
Sleep is essential for a person's health and well-being.
The amount and quality of sleep can influence eating habits, mood, memory, internal organs and more – including heart and brain health. Getting enough sleep can lower your risk of chronic disease and type 2 diabetes, strengthen your immune system, and improve your mood and increase energy; however, short sleep (less than 7 hours) and poor-quality sleep are associated with high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol and atherosclerosis.
HeartBEATS from Lifelong Learning™
Insomnia Insights Navigating Sleep Disorders for Healthcare Professionals
Sleep quality is consequential to cardiovascular health. Studies show short sleep duration or poor sleep quality are associated with high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol, and atherosclerosis. Learn more in this vodcast about the characteristics and etiologies of insomnia. We also discuss how to assess insomnia in an office visit and what other conditions may present with insomnia.
Podcasts
Getting to the Heart of Sleep Health
These informative podcasts discuss the implications of sleep for our cardiovascular health and how, at a population level, sleep quality, or lack of it, is a public health concern.
Digital Learning
Exploring the Connection Between Sleep and Cardiovascular Disease
Sleep quality is consequential to cardiovascular health. Studies show short sleep duration or poor sleep quality are associated with high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol, and atherosclerosis. Learn more in this vodcast about the characteristics and etiologies of insomnia. We also discuss how to assess insomnia in an office visit and what other conditions may present with insomnia.
Sleep Solutions for Cardiovascular Health
Explore the prevalence of various sleep issues and disorders through an epidemiological lens. Enhance your understanding of treatments for these disorders to boost brain and heart well-being. Dive deeper into the ICDS classification of sleep disorders, encompassing criteria, therapies, and their connection to cardiovascular disease (CVD).
Additional Resources
Impact of Sleep Disorders and Disturbed Sleep on Brain Health
Dr. Rebecca Gottesman, Chief of the Stroke Branch at the NINDS Intramural Research Program, examines the vital role sleep plays in overall brain health. The discussion highlights the AHA's new scientific statement on the influence of sleep disorders and disturbed sleep on the health of the brain.