Posted on 03/06/2014 10:57:34 AM PST by nickcarraway
Sudden bursts of anger may trigger heart attacks, strokes or other cardiovascular events within two hours of a flare-up, a team of U.S. researchers suggest.
In a new study published in The European Heart Journal, researchers examined studies that spanned amore-than-18-year period from experts in the medical field.
The Harvard School of Public Health team found that cardiovascular events can be triggered by psychological stress, such as an angry outburst, which has “shown to increase heart rate and blood pressure, and vascular resistance.”
And people who are obese, smokers, or have a history of heart disease are more susceptible to cardiovascular events in any given hour, researchers say.
“The absolute impact of anger outbursts will be higher among individuals with known risk factors,” they write in the study.
The risk of an outburst leading to a heart attack or stroke is relatively low among people who aren’t at a high cardiovascular risk, the researchers say. However, the risk of heart attack or stroke can accumulate in people who have frequent anger outbursts.
Researchers say there would be an extra 158 heart attacks per 10,000 people among people who are at low risk of cardiovascular problems but who still have frequent anger outbursts.
Among people who are at high risk of cardiovascular problems, however, there would be an extra 675 heart attacks per 10,000 angry people.
While researchers emphasize that more research is needed to understand the link between anger and its health effects, they say certain medications and psychological interventions may help lower the risk of cardiovascular events triggered by rage-fuelled outbursts.
I should have been dead years ago.
Another study to re-invent the wheel. Who paid for this one?
This report just pisses me off.
Well, this thread pees me off. DAMN!
WHY Did I look? Now I’m reeeeeally getting p..o’d.!!
Well, Obama may be committing genocide.
“they say certain medications and psychological interventions may help lower the risk of cardiovascular events triggered by rage-fuelled outbursts.”
I say booze or firing ranges are the best medicine. But that’s just me. Where’s my gubmint’ grant for this 5 second study?
Holy Cr@P!!! First the b******ds say `let it all out, don’t hold it in’ now the worthless SOBs say anger is f*****g BAD for you? Who the f*** am I supposed to believe!!!?
How the h*** do I NOT feel anger these days!!!? Geezus H, my wife says it’s bad for my blood pressure when I curse the f******g phone when it rings forty times a day with people trying to sell me S***!!!
A #$X&#!! “study said this!!?
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This article really pisses me off.
ha! I hear that!
I get so pissed off when I see the money wasted on obvious studies like this that my blood boils!!!!
Well...then most Democrats should be dead
The angry outbursts don’t do it. The personality that leads to the angry outbursts is what’s responsible.
OH YEAH!?! LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING... ...Arghhhh [plop]
Ooooooor, they may NOT!
anger = stress = heart attack risk ^. How much did this study cost us.
I'm with you! I always felt I was safer for getting rid of my anger instead of holding it in. Hell, I used to go into the walk in freezer shut the door and let it all out, once one of my managers asked me what was up and i asked him "would you rather I let my anger out on the french fries or you?" he chose the fries.
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