P Daniel Patterson, Leonard S Weiss, Matthew D Weaver, David D Salcido, Samantha E Opitz, Tiffany S Okerman, Tanner T Smida, Sarah E Martin, Francis X Guyette, Christian Martin-Gill, Clifton W Callaway
BACKGROUND: There is an emerging body of evidence that links exposure to shift work to cardiovascular disease (CVD). The risk of coronary events, such as myocardial infarction, is greater among night shift workers compared to day workers. There is reason to believe that repeated exposure to shift work, especially night shift work, creates alterations in normal circadian patterns of blood pressure (BP) and heart rate variability (HRV) and that these alterations contribute to increased risk of CVD...
March 16, 2021: Trials