Emotional stress induced ischemia
Emotional stress imperils 70% of people with heart disease.
Clinical studies find that seven in 10 people with heart disease have episodes of inadequate blood flow to the heart when they experience emotional stress. There's a medical term for it: mental stress–induced myocardial ischemia, or mental stress ischemia for short.
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