Heart attack & Stroke Risks Higher: Competitive People

As many have speculated over the years, those of us who are more aggressive and competitive in their lives are more likely to die of a heart attack than those are not, according to a study done by Researchers with the National Institute on Aging (NIA), which was released on Monday.

The research was done in four villages of the Italian island of Sardinia in the Mediterranean, with 5,614 residents taking part.

The more aggressive people, which they classed themselves as, were more likely to have enlarged, thicker neck arteries than those who were calm and more laid back, the research found.

Obviously, the thickening of the neck arteries is a problem. What this causes is a higher risk of heart attack and having a stroke, as published in Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association.

“Those who scored higher on antagonism or low agreeableness — especially those who were manipulative and quick to express anger — continued to have thickening of their artery walls. These traits also predicted greater progression of arterial thickening,” the study found in the three years following on from the start of the study.

So, for a longer life, instead of resorting to anger to solve a problem, react calmly. Anger will only give you more reasons to be angry, and won’t solve anything.

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