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Chronic Insomnia Affects Heart

insomnia - heartInsomnia may be linked to an increased risk of heart failure, according to a large new study, and the more insomnia symptoms, the greater the risk.

The study, published last week in The European Heart Journal, used questionnaires to gather data on difficulty falling asleep, difficulty staying asleep, and waking unrefreshed among more than 54,000 Norwegian adults in a population-wide health survey.