It has been established who more often dies of cardiac arrest at night

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Scientists found that as a result cardiac arrest that occurs at night, women die more often.

The tendency of women to die at night from cardiac arrest was discovered by scientists from the USA (Cedars-Sinai Medical Center).

Researchers analyzed data related to more than 4 thousand cases of death associated with sudden cardiac arrest.

“Women died at night in 25 .4% of cases, and men – in 20.6%,” the authors of the project found.

Why exactly women die more often from cardiac arrest at night remains to be established – while experts cannot say for sure, Why is this happening? According to one version,

“it may be related to the peculiarities of breathing.”

In addition, the study showed that the risk of suffering a cardiac arrest is higher for people who have lung diseases, and also take antidepressants, analgesics and sedatives.