from National Institute on Aging and American Heart Association journal, HYPERTENSION
Some new health stories make
common sense, but provide scientific
confirmation of previous belief. The
latest such story is in the American
Heart Association journal
HYPERTENSION. Researchers for
the National Institute on Aging say
people who scored high in
antagonistic behavior had greater
thickening of their carotid arteries,
measured by ultrasound than those
who tested as more agreeable. The
finding is important because that
thickening is considered a risk factor
for heart attack and stroke. Three
years later, the trend continued in
people who tested the least
agreeable and most antagonistic.
Thickening of artery walls is a sign of
age, but young people with
antagonistic traits already showed
thickening. Lead author, Dr.
Angelina Sutin suggests learning to
control anger and learning healthier
ways to express it.