Saturday, May 8, 2010

Anger and the Heart

Anger is bad for the heart. A new study shows why. More than 600 heart patients in the Netherlands were followed for roughly six years. During the study about 10 percent died or had a heart attack. People who suppressed anger were much more likely to have such a fate. The researchers believe that anger restricts blood flow to the heart and leads to abnormal heart rhythms.

[American Journal of Cardiology, online April 12, 2010]

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