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Association of sleep disturbances within 4 weeks prior to incident acute myocardial infarction and long-term survival in male and female patients: an observational study from the MONICA/KORA Myocardial Infarction Registry.

Franziska NairzChrista MeisingerInge KirchbergerMargit HeierChristian ThiloBernhard KuchAnnette PetersUte Amann
Published in: BMC cardiovascular disorders (2018)
Our study found that nightly sleep disturbances have no influence on long-term survival in male and female AMI patients. Contrary to women, men who reported sometimes sleep disturbances had a higher mortality. Further investigations on this topic taking into account the role of obstructive sleep apnoea are needed.
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