Mental stress reduces blood flow to the heart in patients with g...

Courtesy EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health  Mon, 04/14/2008 - 23:00

University of Florida researchers induced stress in 148 patients with coronary artery disease by asking them to speak in public.

Those with a particular gene variation were three times more likely to experience dangerous decreases in blood flow to the heart during stress.

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