Recently, I heard that heart disease and hardening of the arteries can start as early as the teenage years. If you or someone in your family is concerned about the occurrence of heart disease risk factors in the young-adult years, check with your doctor. A number of medical research studies have suggested that this may be true. The people who had had the highest hostility scores on their questionnaires were also most likely to have developed coronary artery calcium deposits. But the study suggested that hostility might also affect the heart directly.
More research is needed to determine whether reducing hostility can help prevent heart disease.
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