Thursday, August 30, 2012

Stress, a 'Type A' Personality May Boost Stroke Risk

Stressed-out, type A personalities may be more likely to suffer a stroke than their mellow counterparts, a new Spanish study suggests.
Previous research has linked stress to heart disease, but this latest finding, which appears online Aug. 29 in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, looked at stress in relation to stroke risk.

http://www.newsday.com/news/health/stress-a-type-a-personality-may-boost-stroke-risk-1.3938013

 The rest is behind a paywall.

This one gives you a little more info.
http://www.nhs.uk/news/2012/08august/Pages/Aggressive-personality-stroke-risk.aspx

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