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NEW ORLEANS — The nighttime twitching of restless-legs syndrome may be more than an annoyance: New research suggests that in some people, it could be a sign of hidden heart problems.
People with very frequent leg movements during sleep were more likely to have thick hearts — a condition that makes them more prone to cardiac problems, stroke and death, the study by Mayo Clinic doctors found.
The results were reported Sunday at an American College of Cardiology conference in New Orleans.
People with restless legs shouldn’t panic, but it’s worth talking with doctors about whether more tests are needed to look for an enlarged heart, said Dr. Arshad Jahangir, a heart- rhythm specialist at the Mayo Clinic Arizona in Scottsdale.
