Not sleeping well makes your body's stress system active, raising blood pressure, while good sleep calms it down and lowers blood pressure.

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Evidence from Studies

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0515 Steady Hearts, Sleepless Minds: Analyzing Heart Rate Variability in Individuals with Chronic Insomnia

Cross-Sectional Study

Human

This study looks at how lack of sleep affects heart rate in people with insomnia, finding that it can lead to an imbalance in the autonomic nervous system.

Contradicting (1)

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Hemodynamic, Autonomic, and Vascular Function Changes after Sleep Deprivation for 24, 28, and 32 Hours in Healthy Men

Cohort Study

Human

2018 Nov

This study looks at how sleep deprivation affects blood pressure, heart function, and blood vessel function in healthy men.

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Healthy sleepers show stronger sympathetic nervous system activity during sleep deprivation compared to those with chronic insomnia. This finding is from the abstract summary - full study details were not available

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Both people with chronic insomnia and healthy sleepers experience increased parasympathetic activity at night during sleep deprivation. This finding is from the abstract summary - full study details were not available

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