Pharmacological and psychological approaches to insomnia treatment in cardiac patients: a narrative literature review.

ABSTRACT: Sleep disorders are highly prevalent in the general population and are considered a major public health issue. Insomnia constitutes the most frequent sleep disorder in healthy individuals and has been shown to be even more frequent in patients with physical illnesses including cardiovascular diseases. Inadequate sleep quality and short sleep duration, independent of underlying causes, have been linked to the development and progression of cardiometabolic disorders. Additionally, insomnia has been found to be associated with adverse outcome measures, including daytime sleepiness, fatigue, decreased self-reported physical functioning, lower exercise capacity, poor health related quality of life, depressive symptoms, higher rates of hospitalization and increased mortality in patients with car

SUBMITTER: Stapel B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11865029 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature