Saturday, March 29, 2008

Managing Stress Can Lower Heart Death Risk

Emphasizing an old adage, new medical research confirms that keeping stress levels under control can significantly reduce the risk of a heart attack or death in patients with coronary artery disease. Although a correlation between stress and various heart ailments has been established in the past, this is the first observational study to examine the effect of anxiety or depression treatment on a heart patient’s risk factors.

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ACC Press Release (PDF)

Posted by Tom Beckman on 03/29 at 11:09 PM
Anxiety • Cardiovascular Health • Depression • Stress • (0) Comments • Permalink
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