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Stress and Heart Health: Whats the Link?
Both acute (short-term) and chronic (long-term) stress can impact heart health.
Over time, this heightened activation can increase the risk of heart attack and stroke.
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It is triggered by sudden stress (e.g., a breakup) that rapidly weakens the heart muscle.
However, this is not always the case.
Yet, it is still due to insufficient blood flow to the heart.
This condition affects more young Black and Hispanic women than other groups.
Heart attack without heart disease poses a challenge with diagnosis.
Although a heart attack can happen withoutheart disease, the risk is lower.
More research on MINOCA is needed to identify risk factors better and improve diagnosis and earlier treatment.
Heart disease may involve blockages in the arteries that carry blood to the heart and restrict blood flow.
Regardless of the stressor, it can lead to heart health concerns.
There is a 40% increased risk of heart disease and heart attack among women with stressful jobs.
Stressors such as financial concerns and caregiving increase the risk.
It is ideal to reduce stress early on so that its effects never escalate to a heart attack.
Also, it is vital to keep stress levels low after a heart attack to heal and prevent another.
Acardiologistis a doctor who specializes in treating the heart.
Heart attacks can happen even without heart disease and blockages, especially among women.
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