Heart disease: why heart patients often sleep poorly – Health

Those who have a diseased heart often sleep poorly. Munich scientists have discovered a fascinating mechanism that explains the connection.

When the heart is sick, it is often not very easy to get a good night’s rest: every third heart patient has significant sleep problems. This has long been classified as psychological or as a result of the “systemic disease” that means a diseased heart. After all, heart disease is worrying and often affects overall health. But how actually? Munich scientists have now found that out.