Anxiety Linked to Higher Long-Term Risk of Stroke

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131219162940.htm

Dec. 19, 2013 — The greater the anxiety level, the higher risk of having a stroke, according to new research published in the American Heart Association journal Stroke.

The study is the first in which researchers linked anxiety and stroke independent of other factors such as depression. Anxiety disorders are one of the most prevalent mental health problems. Symptoms include feeling unusually worried, stressed, nervous or tense.

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