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Volume 155, Number 16 (April 17, 1999)

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Bad attitude may be bad for the heart

The more hostility people show, the more likely they are to have calcium deposits in their heart arteries, which can lead to high blood pressure and heart attacks.

References:

1999. Youthful hostility may lead to heart disease. Meeting of the American Heart Association. March. Orlando, Fla.

Sources:

Carlos Iribarren
Kaiser Permanente
Division of Research
3505 Broadway
Oakland, CA 94611-5714

From Science News, Vol. 155, No. 16, April 17, 1999, p. 255. Copyright © 1999, Science Service.

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