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SynthesisSaudi medical journal2026

Sleep Disorder Phenotypes and the Risk of Incident Heart Failure:

Fang Yan, Lihua Fan, Yunhu Chen

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Synthesis in Saudi medical journal, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Fang YanLaboratory Medicine Department, Taicang TCM Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Suzhou, 215400, China.
Lihua FanCardiovascular Department, Taicang TCM Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Suzhou, 215400, China.
Yunhu ChenCardiovascular Department, Taicang TCM Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Suzhou, 215400, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8109-148X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objectives: To quantify how specific sleep-disorder phenotypes are related to incident heart failure (HF) using a meta-analysis of cohort data and to probe causal relevance via 2-sample Mendelian randomization (MR). Methods: Fourteen cohorts comprised of participants without HF at baseline were pooled (49,501 exposed; 337,317 controls). A random effects meta-analysis produced pooled hazard ratios (HRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). A bidirectional two-sample MR was used to evaluate the causal effects of sleep phenotypes on HF. Results: Overall, sleep disorders were linked to a higher incidence of HF (pooled HR 1.46; 95% CI 1.30-1.63; Conclusions: Sleep disorders are associated with increased HF risk, which varies by phenotype. Convergent observational and genetic evidence implicates OSA in increased HF risk, whereas insomnia shows no independent or causal association. These findings prioritize OSA screening and targeted prevention in HF risk mitigation.

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Heart FailureMendelian Randomization AnalysisSleep Wake DisordersHumansIncidencePhenotypeSleep Apnea, ObstructiveHeart failureInsomniaObstructive sleep apneaSleep disorders

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PMID42238282
PMCPMC13227396

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