Clock change heart attack link

Source: telegraph.co.uk -

People are at increased risk of heart attacks the two days after clocks go forward, research suggests, because body clock is messed up

The Monday after the daylight-saving time change will see the risk of having a heart attack jump up by 10 per cent.

Scientists at the University of Alabama, in the United States, said the schedule disruption coupled with sleep deprivation results in the risk of suffering a heart attack peak.

"The Monday and Tuesday after moving the clocks ahead one hour in March is associated with a 10 per cent increase in the risk of having a heart attack," says Associate Professor Martin Young, Ph.D., in the Division of Cardiovascular Disease.

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