There are different types of heart disease. Which ones do emotional stress and/or depression contribute to? What can stress/depression do to your heart?? Thanks.
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Stress can raise blood pressure and damage arteries, starting sites where blockages may develop. Depression slows your immune system, making it easier to be sick, harder for your body to heal itself.
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stress can lead to hbp if untreated , could cause chf.
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Significant stress can lead to stress induced cardiomyopathy, also known as broken heart syndrome or takotsubo cardiomyopathy. This is a very rare condition in which there is temporary dysfunction of the heart after a very stressful event, such as the death of a loved one. Most cases will resolve with time, but it can potentially be fatal. Less severe stress is not known to lead to any heart condition. Stress can also temporarily elevate the blood pressure, but it does not cause a persistently high blood pressure. Depression also is not known to cause a heart condition, but it is associated with worse outcomes in people who have had heart attacks. This is most likely due to decreased compliance to treatment and therefore worse outcomes
