The siesta : a medicine for hypertension
- Posted on 03/06/2025 16:14
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Extract from the article: Sleep quality plays an important role in the risk of developing hypertension: insomnia, poor sleep quality, obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, frequent nocturnal awakenings - all these can have a negative impact on blood pressure. Against,...
Sleep quality plays an important role in the risk of developing
hypertension: insomnia, poor sleep quality, obstructive sleep apnea syndrome,
frequent nocturnal awakenings - all these can have a negative impact on blood
pressure.
Against this backdrop, night-time sleep problems or not, could napping be
of interest in cases of diagnosed and treated hypertension, but not necessarily
well-controlled ?
According to a team of Greek researchers, allowing oneself a short nap in
the early afternoon helps lower blood pressure in hypertensive people, and may
help prevent its onset in others. A short nap (around twenty minutes) some time
after lunch can reduce cardiovascular risk by 10%.
In other words, hypertensive patients who can arrange it should not
hesitate to take a nap, which is known to benefit other functions (such as
memory). And if hypertension is not present, this short period of sleep may
help to reduce the risks - although this remains to be precisely evaluated.
William O.
Source: European Society of Cardiology
