Stressed Out People Fare Worse After Heart Attack
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stokkete/iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Those who are more stressed out prior to a heart attack may end up having a worse recovery afterward.
Researchers at Yale University looked at nearly 3,600 heart attack patients in a new study published in Circulation.
Those who reported more stress in their lives before the heart attack had a harder time recovering, reported more pain, problems moving around, depression, and other important measures associated with quality of life.
Researchers said since women reported more life stress than men, women, in general, had more difficult recoveries.
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