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NPR | High Stress Drives Up Your Risk Of A Heart Attack
Published: 15 April 2019
"Over the long term, repeated, persistent [stress] responses will activate the immune system and contribute to inflammation," says Dr. Ernesto Schiffrin, a physician and professor of medicine at Ï㽶ÊÓƵ. He says inflammation can set the stage for atherosclerosis, also known as hardening of the arteries.