Middle aged women who have ongoing insomnia or get little sleep each night may be at greater risk for heart disease, according to new research presented at The North American Menopause Society Conference in Philadelphia in Sept.
Heart disease is the leading killer of women in the United States, and once women hit menopause, their risk of developing it increases. Researchers wanted to examine whether issues with sleep—a chief complaint among menopausal women—could be behind the uptick in cardiovascular risk.
