Hudson Reporter
Poor Sleep Can Impact Heart Health
Dr. Jyoti Matta
As a physician in the Sleep Center at Jersey City Medical Center, Jyoti Matta, MD, routinely treats patients whose poor sleep habits have impacted their heart health.
Dr. Matta, who specializes in pulmonary and critical care medicine as well as sleep medicine, said the inability to get a good night’s sleep can have a detrimental impact on cardiovascular health, especially in people with underlying conditions such as high blood pressure, congestive heart failure, irregular heart rhythms, including atrial fibrillation.
One of the most common causes of poor sleep is a disorder known as sleep apnea in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts. Symptoms of sleep apnea include snoring loudly and feeling tired even after a full night’s sleep.