India, June 11 -- If you are regularly making sleep the background character in your routine, going to bed after you have wrapped up work late or finished doomscrolling, it won't be long before you start to see the health consequences. While the immediate effects may seem manageable, including groggy mornings and midday micro-sleeps, the actual impact is far more serious, putting your heart at significant risk. Only by being well-informed about the risk factors does one start to take sleep seriously, as it is not just a daily checkbox in your routine, but an essential reset for your health.

In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Dr Kayan Siodia, Consultant, Cardiology at P. D. Hinduja Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Mumbai, shared thre...