Insomnia may be a risk factor for the rupture of a highly fatal cerebral aneurysm

Insomnia may be a potential risk factor for cerebral aneurysm rupture and bleeding, and more well-known risk factors for smoking and high blood pressure, according to the latest research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access to the Journal of the American Heart Association On

More than 3% of adults worldwide suffer from unruptured intracranial aneurysms, and most of them will never rupture

"Aneurysm rupture is highly lethal

Researchers are trying to determine whether various factors are related to intracranial aneurysm and/or aneurysm rupture

Data from several genome-wide association studies were used to measure genetic associations with life>

• The genetic susceptibility to insomnia is associated with a 24% increased risk of intracranial aneurysm and aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage

  
  

• The risk of intracranial aneurysms in smokers is three times that of non-smokers

  
  

• For every 10 mm Hg increase in diastolic blood pressure (the bottom number of the blood pressure reading), the risk of intracranial aneurysm increases almost three times

  
  

• High triglyceride levels and high BMI did not show an increased risk of intracranial aneurysms and aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage

  
  

"The link between insomnia and intracranial aneurysms has not been reported before, and these findings are worth confirming in future studies," Larsson said

According to a scientific statement from the American Heart Association in 2016, sleep duration and quality: impact on life>

Limitations of the study include insufficient information to adequately analyze some risk factors