Stress in marriage, work raises heart risk; Research confirms doctors' belief that chronic tension can have big health impact.(Main)

Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) | October 10, 2007 | Copyright

Byline: DENISE GELLENE - Los Angeles Times

Chronic tension between spouses can raise the risk of heart disease by 25 percent, and high job stress can double the risk of a second heart attack or unstable angina, according to two studies published this week.

The reports confirm what doctors long have suspected - that chronic stress in these two areas of adult life plays a key role in heart health and must be closely monitored, just like weight, blood pressure and cholesterol. Dr. Kristina Orth-Gomer of the Karolinska Institute in Sweden, who wrote an editorial ...

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