Stay positive for a healthy heart
Having a positive attitude encourages heart disease patients to
exercise more which in turn increases longevity‚ says a study.
most positive patients
exercised more and had a
42 per cent less chance of
42 per cent less chance of
dying for any reason during
the follow-up period.
Deaths were less than
Deaths were less than
10 per cent.
Among patients with less
Among patients with less
positive attitudes‚ 50 deaths
occurred
(16.5 per cent). Positive mood
and exercise also cut the risk
of heart-related hospitalisations‚
reports Science Daily.
Coronary artery disease is
Coronary artery disease is
caused by narrowed arteries
that don't provide enough blood and oxygen to the heart.
"We should focus not only on increasing positive attitude in cardiac
rehabilitation‚ but also make sure that patients perform exercise on a regular basis‚ as exercise is
"We should focus not only on increasing positive attitude in cardiac
rehabilitation‚ but also make sure that patients perform exercise on a regular basis‚ as exercise is
associated with both increased levels of optimism and better health‚" said Susanne S. Pedersen‚
one of the study authors and professor of cardiac psychology‚ the Department of Medical and
Clinical Psychology‚ Tilburg University‚ the Netherlands‚ and adjunct professor of cardiac
psychology‚ the University of Southern Denmark and Odense University Hospital‚ Denmark.
The new research has been published in the American Heart Association
journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.
The new research has been published in the American Heart Association
journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.
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