Author Interviews, Brigham & Women's - Harvard, Medical Research Centers, Sleep Disorders / 17.06.2013
Restless Legs Syndrome and Increased Risk of Death
MedicalResearch.com Interview with Yanping Li, PhD
Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School
Department of Medicine
Channing Division of Network Medicine
Boston, MA
MedicalResearch.com: What are the main findings of the study?
Answer: During 8 years of follow-up, we observed that men with RLS had a 30% increased risk of death.
MedicalResearch.com: Were any of the findings unexpected?
Answer: Based on our hypothesis, we would like to observed a higher risk of death from cardiovascular diseases, but we do not.
(more…)