March 21 is World Sleep Day. The importance of sleep for people cannot be overstated, as it accounts for one third of life in terms of time alone. A good night’s sleep helps maintain normal physiological functions, restore energy and strength, and keep the body healthy. But just looking around, we will find that people’s sleep situation is not optimistic. With the rapid development of society and the increasing pressure of life, the number of people with sleep disorders is also on the rise. The survey found that the proportion of adults with sleep disorders is as high as 35%, and up to 57% of the elderly over 60 years old, and 55.5% of these sleep disorders have varying degrees of social dysfunction. What is not widely known is that cardiovascular disease and sleep disorders also affect each other and are closely related. Cardiovascular disease is diverse and has a large overall patient population with a high percentage of combined insomnia, which interacts with the primary disease to severely impact the quality of life and clinical outcomes of patients. Myocardial ischemia, arrhythmias, respiratory disorders and even death may occur during sleep in patients with cardiovascular disease. According to experts, about 37,500 people die suddenly at night in the United States each year, and about 88% of these sudden deaths are related to cardiovascular disease. When people are in a normal sleep state, sympathetic inhibition and parasympathetic excitation, at this time, the heart rate slows down, blood pressure decreases, the heart load is reduced, which is conducive to maintaining a stable state of the cardiovascular system, thereby alleviating the condition of patients with cardiovascular disease. On the contrary, sleep disorders can cause autonomic disorders, affect human metabolism, so that the endocrine and immune systems are affected, can increase the secretion of catecholamines (especially adrenal cords), resulting in vasoconstriction, blood pressure, respiratory speed, increased metabolism, increase the level of plasma free fatty acids and triacylglycerol, increase the viscosity of platelets, which in turn causes a series of physiological and biochemical changes, resulting in coronary heart disease, cardiovascular disease, cardiovascular disease, cardiovascular disease, cardiovascular disease.
leading to the development of coronary heart disease, heart failure, hypertension, arrhythmias and other cardiovascular diseases. A meta-analysis found that among 173,301 participants, those who slept 6-7 hours per day had a 7% increased risk of hypertension compared to those who slept 7-8 hours per day, while those who slept less than 6 hours per day had a 35% increased risk of hypertension. Therefore it is very important to pay attention to the sleep situation of cardiovascular patients, but it should be reminded that sleep disorders are not only the simple inability to sleep at night, but also the difficulty in falling asleep, difficulty in maintaining sleep, premature awakening and no sense of sleep after sleep are all categories of sleep disorders. If sleep is not good, it is recommended to adjust your lifestyle. If regular life does not work after a period of time, it is recommended to consult a doctor to ensure a healthy sleep with the help of a doctor.