Long Daytime Naps Associated With Atrial Fibrillation

Long Daytime Naps Associated With Atrial Fibrillation

A prospective cohort study of 20,827 Spanish adults found an association between daytime and nighttime sleep patterns and the risk of atrial fibrillation (AF), as published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.  Over a median follow-up of 15.1 years, a total of 163 incident atrial fibrillation cases were confirmed by medical record. Compared to individuals who took short daytime naps (less than 30 minutes a day), those in the study who took long naps …

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