It refers to blockage of blood flow to the heart. After an Initial Heart Attack Personality and Coronary Heart Disease Major studies indicate a specific personality pattern may be a risk factor for CHD, perhaps as strong as the risk of smoking. Thus, whereas the Type A concept may have outlived its usefulness, hostility and hyperaggressiveness continue to be studied. CHD in Men Framington Heart Study CHD in Women Framington Heart Study Hypertension Essential hypertension is chronically elevated blood pressure. Blockage or loss of elasticity in arteries, blood volume, obesity, and vascular constriction are factors that affect blood pressure.
Hypertension can lead to enlargement of the heart and to vascular damage.
However, this reactivity also makes the vascular system vulnerable to psychological influences. Hypertension in U.S. Adults by Race For many with hypertension, stress seems to play an important role. Those with hypertension are often unusually reactive to stressful events Headaches Migrane and Cluster headache have strong biological causes. However, migraine attacks are for many sufferers particularly common during stressful times. Psychological interventions such as relaxation and biofeedback are often effective.