Managing Your Stress May Help Your Heart

Response to emotional stress may be linked to coronary artery dysfunction in women; finding ways to overcome stress is critical.

Published: June 18, 2014

In a fast-paced world, stress and its precedence is a common thread between both women and men. Yet, research has found that emotional stressors-such as those provoking anger and irritability-may cause changes in the nervous system that controls heart rate and triggers a type of coronary artery dysfunction that occurs more frequently in women than men.