Evidence for the pathophysiology of insomnia

Affiliations

Comment

Michael H Bonnet. Sleep.2009 Apr.

.2009 Apr;32(4):441-2.

doi: 10.1093/sleep/32.4.441.

¹ Dayton Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Wright State University, Dayton, OH 45228, USA. bonnetmichael@yahoo.com

No abstract available

Comment on

Insomnia with objective short sleep duration is associated with a high risk for hypertension.
Vgontzas AN, Liao D, Bixler EO, Chrousos GP, Vela-Bueno A.Vgontzas AN, et al.Sleep. 2009 Apr;32(4):491-7. doi: 10.1093/sleep/32.4.491.Sleep. 2009.PMID:19413143Free PMC article.

1. Vgontzas AN, Liao D, Bixler EO, Chrousos GP, Vela-Bueno A. Insomnia with objective short sleep duration is associated with a high risk for hypertension. Sleep. 2009;32:491–497. - PMC - PubMed
1. National Institutes of Health State-of-the-Science Conference Statement on Manifestations and Management of Chronic Insomnia in Adults. Sleep. 2005;28:1049–57. - PubMed
1. Suka M, Yoshida K, Sugimori H. Persistent insomnia is a predictor of hypertension in Japanese male workers. J Occup Health. 2003;45:344–50. - PubMed
1. Phillips B, Mannino DM. Do insomnia complaints cause hypertension or cardiovascular disease? J Clin Sleep Med. 2007;3:489–94. - PMC - PubMed
1. Phillips B, Buzkova P, Enright P. Insomnia did not predict incident hypertension in older adults in the cardiovascular health study. Sleep. 2009;32:65–72. - PMC - PubMed