Journal of Hypertension and Cardiology
Open Access
Impact of Shift Work on Heart Health: Do Shift-Working Healthcare Workers Have Higher Cardiovascular Risk Than Non-Shift Healthcare Workers? A Narrative Review
Oct 2026 DOI 10.14302/issn.2329-9487.jhc-26-6071
Eujin Min Houng ChoyCorresponding author
Background: Shift work is unavoidable in continuous healthcare delivery, but whether shift-working healthcare staff carry greater cardiovascular risk than their non-shift colleagues has not been synthesised endpoint by endpoint. Objective: To examine, for each cardiovascular risk factor and each cli…