Marital Spats Raise Risk of Heart Attack
FOX News
Robert Roy Britt
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Fighting with the one you love can leave you broken-hearted, a feeling that now appears to be more than just figurative.
Marital spats and dominating behavior are related to hardening of the coronary arteries, which supply blood to the heart. Clogged arteries raise the risk of a heart attack.A study in December found wounds heal more slowly in people who fight with their spouses.
"A low-quality relationship is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease," said professor Tim Smith of the University of Utah. Smith planned to present the findings today at the annual meeting of the American Psychosomatic Society.
Hardening of the arteries is more likely in women when they and their husbands express hostility during marital disagreements, the scientists conclude. And it is more common in men when either they or their wives act in a controlling manner.
Mar 04, 2006
FOX News
Robert Roy Britt
____________
Fighting with the one you love can leave you broken-hearted, a feeling that now appears to be more than just figurative.
Marital spats and dominating behavior are related to hardening of the coronary arteries, which supply blood to the heart. Clogged arteries raise the risk of a heart attack.A study in December found wounds heal more slowly in people who fight with their spouses.
"A low-quality relationship is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease," said professor Tim Smith of the University of Utah. Smith planned to present the findings today at the annual meeting of the American Psychosomatic Society.
Hardening of the arteries is more likely in women when they and their husbands express hostility during marital disagreements, the scientists conclude. And it is more common in men when either they or their wives act in a controlling manner.
Mar 04, 2006
