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• What’s more, as anger levels rose—when people were so angry that they were throwing things or screaming at others—so did
• the risk of cardiac events. This was true for both men and women. Researchers also asked subjects about the causes of their anger. The most common responses were family situations, work, and commuting.11 In other words, these are normal, everyday life situations—things that most of us encounter on a daily basis. And a new study has shown that peopl...
• outburst.
• if we learn to seek out and cultivate positive emotions, millions could avoid the suffering and debilitating effects of heart disease. Millions of deaths could be prevented, and millions more could enjoy better quality of life for the longer term.
• I recommend statins to my patients who are at highest risk of a heart attack. They include patients who have already had a heart attack or stroke or who have peripheral artery disease. They also include diabetic patients, those with a super-high LDL level (higher than 190 milligrams per deciliter or mg/dL), and those who have more than a 7.5 percen...