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Title: Empowered Health News | Restless Legs Link to Heart Disease View count: 582 Rating: 0 (0 ratings) Description: http://www.empowereddoctor.com/story_1373.html A study published in the latest issue of Neurology found that people with restless leg syndrome (RLS) have double the risk of heart disease and stroke. The study included nearly 3,500 community based participants of average age 68 years from the Sleep Heart Health Study. The researchers used information provided by participants through detailed questionnaires to establish who had RLS and who had received a diagnosis for symptoms of angina, myocardial infarction, stroke or heart failure to help determine the presence of coronary artery disease and cardiovascular disease including reports of stroke or heart failure. Story is produced and provided by Empowered Medical Media, LLC Visit http://www.EmpoweredDoctor.com to see the full story And if you are looking for a doctor check out our local doctor directory at: http://www.empowereddoctor.com/directory_doctor.php Tags: empowered, health, news, daily, medical, stories, heart, disease, stroke, neurology, restless, leg, syndrome, rls, cardiovascular, Author: EmpoweredHealthNews |