Does feeling ANGRY cause Heart Disease ?

Dr Bart Olechowski, private consultant cardiologist, sees patients in Winchester, Basingstoke and Farnham.

Feelings of ANGER disrupt ENDOTHELIAL Function, according to a study published in May 2024 in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

Available data suggest that ENDOTHELIAL Dysfunction is responsible for an early atherosclerotic process and development of CardioVascular Disease.

280 healthy individuals were exposed to anger, anxiety, depressed mood recall tasks and compared to an emotionally neutral conditions.

There was a statistically significant difference in ENDOTHELIAL functions between the ANGER vs neutral groups.

There was no change between anxiety and sadness vs neutral groups.

The authors concluded: 'In this randomised controlled experimental study, a brief provocation of anger adversely affected endothelial cell health by impairing endothelium-dependent vasodilation.'

Link to the article below:

https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1161/JAHA.123.032698?download=true


Dr Bart Olechowski, private heart specialist, regularly sees private patients with chest pains, breathlessness, blackouts and ankle swelling. Dr Bart has private clinics at Sarum Road Hospital in Winchester, at Candover clinic in Basingstoke and at Clare Park Hospital in Farnham.

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