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CBHD: Of Loose Cannons and Tight Coronaries - William P. Cheshire Jr. Medical research has discovered new evidence of a connection linking physical, emotional, and spiritual health. A study by Duke University psychologist Edward Suarez found that apparently healthy men and women who were prone to anger and hostility were significantly more likely to have elevated blood levels of C-reactive protein, which is an indicator of arterial inflammation implicated in the pathogenesis of coronary artery plaque formation.1 Reporting in the same journal, Stephen Boyle and colleagues found that patients with coronary artery disease who scored highly on psychological measures of cynicism, hostility, and aggressiveness experienced over time significantly higher rates of coronary mortality.2 Coronary artery disease results from years of slow deposition of cholesterol-laden atherosclerotic plaques within the inner lining of the arteries that supply blood and oxygen to the heart. When sluggish blood flow is unable to meet increased cardiac demand during stress or exercise, chest pain may result. Where the vascular lumen is narrowed, clot formation can acutely shut off blood flow to part of the heart, resulting in a heart attack—the most frequent cause of death. Full Article: http://www.cbhd.org/resources/healthcare/cheshire_2004-10-22.htm |
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