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Heart attacks and strokes occur more commonly in the morning hours. The reason for this is unknown but some researchers have suggested that the increased risk of heart attack and stroke may be caused by a much greater than normal rise in blood pressure just after waking – ‘An exaggerated morning blood pressure surge’.