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Does Stress Cause Heart Disease?

Dr. Paddy Barrett

When stress is included in the risk factor profile for a future heart attack, it comes in third on the list after abnormal cholesterol and smoking 1. Sudden heart failure has been well described after the death of a loved one and is known as Takatubo Cardiomyopathy after the shape of a Japanese octopus fishing pot. The link is real.