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European Heart Journal Advance Access originally published online on August 6, 2009
European Heart Journal 2009 30(21):2560-2561; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp310
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Published on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. All rights reserved. © The Author 2009. For permissions please email: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org

Night shift work and the cardiovascular health of medical staff

Andrew Steptoe*

Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, 1–19 Torrington Place, London WC1E 6BT, UK

* Corresponding author. Tel: +44 207679 1804, Fax: +44 20 7916 8542, Email: a.steptoe@ucl.ac.uk

This editorial refers to ‘Arrhythmias and increased neuro-endocrine stress response during physicians’ night shifts: a randomized cross-over trial'{dagger}, by M. Rauchenzauner et al., on page 2606

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The cardiovascular risks associated with night shift work in medical staff have been suspected for several years. Kawachi et al.1 analysed coronary heart disease (CHD) incidence in 79 109 women from the Nurses Health Study, and observed raised rates among night shift workers, particularly those who had worked for ≥6 years on rotating shifts (51% increased risk). Effects remained significant after controlling for smoking, history of hypertension, body mass, and other factors. Prospective studies have also demonstrated an increased incidence of the metabolic syndrome in shift workers,2 while a recent analysis . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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