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February is Heart Disease awareness month in Louisville, KY
Day-to-day stress
Broken heart syndrome is an example of the cardiovascular damage that can result from a severe, acute form of stress. But what about everyday stresses, like rush-hour traffic, marriage strains, and on-the-job aggravation? The connection between these chronic forms of stress and heart disease isn't as well defined. "I think the conventional opinion is that stress is bad for your heart, but the data are much murkier."
It has been suggested that stress triggers inflammation, a known instigator of heart disease, but that hasn't been proven. Yet stress may influence heart disease in more subtle ways. "Stress does cause some people to act in ways that increase their risk for heart disease,"
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