Is Increased Sleep Responsible for Reductions in Myocardial Infarction During the COVID-19 Pandemic?

The COVID-19 pandemic caused by the highly contagious SARS-CoV-2 virus has had devastating consequences across the globe. However, multiple clinics and hospitals have experienced a decrease in rates of acute myocardial infarction and corresponding cardiac catheterization lab activations, raising the...

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Published in:The American journal of cardiology 2020-09, Vol.131, p.128-130
Main Authors: Advani, Ira, Gunge, Deepti, Banks, Sarah, Mehta, Sagar, Park, Kenneth, Patel, Mitul, Malhotra, Atul, Crotty Alexander, Laura E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anxiety
Betacoronavirus
Catheterization
Coronavirus Infections - complications
Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology
COVID-19
Digital media
Emergency medical care
Global Health
Heart attacks
Humans
Hypotheses
Incidence
Males
Myocardial infarction
Myocardial Infarction - complications
Myocardial Infarction - epidemiology
Myocardial Infarction - prevention & control
Night
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral - complications
Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology
Risk analysis
Risk Factors
SARS-CoV-2
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Shelter in place
Sleep - physiology
Sleep deprivation
Social networks
Society
Surveys and Questionnaires
Tobacco
Viral diseases
Viruses
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Summary:The COVID-19 pandemic caused by the highly contagious SARS-CoV-2 virus has had devastating consequences across the globe. However, multiple clinics and hospitals have experienced a decrease in rates of acute myocardial infarction and corresponding cardiac catheterization lab activations, raising the question: Has the risk of myocardial infarction decreased during COVID? Sleep deprivation is known to be an independent risk factor for myocardial infarction, and sleep has been importantly impacted during the pandemic, possibly due to the changes in work-home life leading to a lack of structure. We conducted a social media-based survey to assess potential mechanisms underlying the observed improvement in risk of myocardial infarction. We used validated questionnaires to assess sleep patterns, tobacco consumption and other important health outcomes to test the hypothesis that increases in sleep duration may be occurring which have a beneficial impact on health. We found that the COVID-19 pandemic led to shifts in day/night rhythm, with subjects waking up 105 minutes later during the pandemic (p
ISSN:0002-9149
1879-1913
DOI:10.1016/j.amjcard.2020.06.027