The article refers to the American College of Cardiology article which overall states that sleep is in fact a patron to a person's over all health and heart health. There was a study held where the conclusion that was found was that sleeping less than 6 hours a night consistently had an increased risk of an earlier death for some. The study says that people who sleep 6-8 hours every night have a lower risk of early death and people who sleep less then 6 hours a night are at risk to that earlier time of death. The article also mentions that oversleeping can overtime lead to health issues as well.