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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Alice Peacock

Sleep warning as napping found to be ‘early sign’ of killer heart condition

Those who like to take a nap could be struck later with a stealth killer heart condition that contributes to strokes and heart attacks.

The study, conducted by researchers at Xiangya Hospital Central South University in China’s Hunan, looked at 360,000 people in the UK between the ages of 40 and 69 years.

It found that napping on a regular basis was linked with high blood pressure, which contributes to stroke and heart attacks.

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