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. 2020 Feb 4;177(23):5393–5412. doi: 10.1111/bph.14949

FIGURE 5.

FIGURE 5

Approaches related to environmental risk factors and “chrono” therapy for cardioprotection. Environmental risk factors have shown to disrupt circadian rhythms and increase the risk of developing cancer and cardiovascular diseases. Chronotherapy is thought to reduce side effects and increase efficacy. Chronotherapy, sleep therapy, light therapy and melatonin administration can improve clinical outcomes after a cardiovascular event in both human and animal models