Conclusion: "...siesta in apparently healthy individuals is inversely associated with coronary mortality, and the association was particularly evident among working men." Emphasis added.

In other words: if you take afternoon siestas you are LESS likely to have a coronary incident that ends in death.

Is an Afternoon Siesta Beneficial to the Heart? Bibliography

Archives of Internal Med., vol. 107, 2007. By: Drs. Naska, Oikonomou, Trichopoulas, et al., U. of Athens Med. School, Athens, Greece and Harvard School of Pub. Health, Boston, MA.

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