​Chronic Stress and Heart Disease: Massive Study Finds ‘Hidden Threat’ that Raises Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke by 43%​

​Chronic stress and heart disease: Massive study finds ‘hidden threat’ that raises risk of heart attack and stroke by 43%​

In today’s day of hustle and bustle, stress is almost like an everyday companion. It’s everywhere: stacked up in traffic jams, crammed into work emails, woven through late-night thoughts about bills, relationships, that one conversation that went sideways. We all brush it off or push through because, well, life keeps moving. But it’s becoming clear that chronic stress might be doing a lot more damage than making you feel tired, cranky, or run-do…

Chronic Stress May Quietly Damage the Heart

Long-term stress and inflammation may slowly change the structure of the heart years before symptoms appear, according to a major UK study. Researchers say everyday social, financial, mental health, and lifestyle pressures may help drive this hidden process. The study was led by researchers at the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences and Imperial College London. […]

Study: Chronic Stress Raises Heart Attack Risk

A new study, the largest of its kind, has found that chronic stress caused by daily life may cause permanent structural changes in the heart and increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes.