Researchers find Sept. 11 stress increases risk of heart problems

Stress and fear in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks may be making Americans sicker, according to a groundbreaking new study by UC Irvine researchers. For the first time, acute stress responses to the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon have been linked to a 53 percent increased incidence in cardiovascular ailments over three years following Sept. 11.

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Terrorism, Acute Stress, and Cardiovascular Health: A 3-Year National Study Following the September 11th Attacks
E. Alison Holman; Roxane Cohen Silver; Michael Poulin; Judith Andersen; Virginia Gil-Rivas; Daniel N. McIntosh
Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2008;65(1):73-80

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