Those Who Harbor Anger And Hostility At Greater Risk Of Heart Disease, Especially Men

SOURCE: Medical News Today

DATE:  March 10, 2009

EXCERPT:  "Anger and hostility are significantly associated with both a higher risk for coronary heart disease (CHD) in healthy individuals and poorer outcomes in patients with existing heart disease ....  CHD events in healthy people was greater in men than women  [suggetsing] .... that the accumulation of stress responses in daily life might have a greater impact on future CHD in men."  more

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Denollet J, Pedersen SS. Anger, depression, and anxiety in cardiac patients: the complexity of individual differences in psychological risk. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2009 Mar 17;53(11):947-9. No abstract available.