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Sleep and atherosclerosis

Sleep calibrates atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease

Sleep modulates cardiovascular health, and recent studies have begun to uncover underlying mechanistic links. An integrated translational approach that combines animal models and human trials will enrich scientific discovery, improve therapy, and help to alleviate the global burden of insufficient sleep and cardiovascular disease.

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Fig. 1: Sleep and cardiovascular health.

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This work was supported by National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants R00HL151750 and R01HL158534, and the Cure Alzheimer’s Fund (to C.S.M.).

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Cohen, O., Shah, N.A. & McAlpine, C.S. Sleep calibrates atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Nat Cardiovasc Res 1, 1104–1106 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44161-022-00190-x

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