This risk is If Sleep Tonight Only 3 Hours

In the annual meeting of the
Radiological Society of North
America, the German researchers
describe the close relationship
between lack of sleep and high
blood pressure that ended with a
sudden heart attack.

They noted, employees with
working hours of 24 hours as
medical personnel and emergency
services personnel, are
significantly more likely to suffer
sudden cardiac arrest, due to
increased blood pressure and
heart rate. "For the first time, we
showed that sleep deprivation,

even if only one night, can cause a
significant increase in cardiac
contractility, blood pressure and
heart rate, "said study author Dr.
Daniel Kuetting of the University of
Bonn.

For this study, Dr. Kuetting and
colleagues recruited 20 healthy
radiologists, including 19 men and
one woman, with an average age of
31.6 years. Each of the study
participants underwent
cardiovascular MRI scans, before
and after work overtime. The
average worker had only three
hours of sleep.

The researchers also collected
blood and urine samples from
participants and measure blood
pressure and heart rate.
After experiencing a lack of sleep
only once, the volunteers showed a
significant increase in blood
pressure and heart rate.

In addition, the participants also
experienced a significant increase
in the level of thyroid-stimulating
hormone (TSH), thyroid hormones
FT3 and FT4, and cortisol, which is
released by the body in response
to stress.

"This study was designed to
investigate the real life related to
the work that makes a person less
sleep," says Dr. Kuetting.

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