New research suggests a strong tie between excessive daytime sleepiness and cardiovascular death.

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A study published by the American Heart Association, called The Three Cities Study, focused on 8,269 people residing in France who were over 65 years old and who did not live in care facilities. Researchers found that those who reported excessive daytime sleepiness had a 49% increase in relative risk of dying from cerebrovascular disease, myocardial infarction and heart failure compared to those who did not report excessive sleepiness. Their risk of overall death also increased by 33%.

Since the study focused on only a certain geographic area and because of a response rate of less than 40%, it is difficult for any conclusions to be drawn from the study. It is also unknown if the observed association between sleepiness and cardiovascular death points to a cause and effect relationship, and if it does, it is unknown which is the core cause.

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More information can be found at http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/140566.php and http://www.nature.com/ajh/journal/v17/n9/abs/ajh2004144a.html.