Chronic tension Poses “Silent Danger” to Heart โฃHealth, Cardiologist Warns
Dubai, UAE – โChronic psychological stress canโข trigger heart rhythm disorders and even contribute to โคheart attacks, a cardiologist warned, highlighting theโ often-overlooked link between mental wellbeingโข andโค cardiovascular health. While the effects of stress may โขseem minor, prolonged tensionโ can inflict long-term damage, activating the same inflammatory โresponses โขin the โฃbody as physicalโ exertion, but without the heart’s usual preparedness.
Theโ warning comes as rates of stress and anxiety โฃcontinue to โคrise globally, impactingโ millions and placing a significant burden โon healthcare systems. unlike physicalโฃ stress, theโ heart struggles to adapt to psychological tension, increasing the likelihood of erratic electrical impulses and โขpotentially leading toโฃ serious โขcardiac events.โ According toโ the cardiologist, simply experiencing stress โคisn’t the problem – it’s learning to manage it effectively.
“Also, stress can โstimulateโฃ inflammatory responses in the body โคthrough the same paths that โare activated โby psychological โpressure,” the cardiologist explained. Behaviorsโค frequently enough adoptedโ toโค cope with tension, such as smoking and excessive alcohol consumption, further exacerbate the risk to โheart health.Acute tension, he noted, has been directly linked to heart rhythm disturbancesโข by increasing the potential for additional impulses,โ disrupting the heart’s electrical โregulation.
While stressโ isn’t โคthe sole factor in heart disease,โ the cardiologist emphasized that controlling psychological tension alone isn’t a cure-all. “Control of psychological tension alone will not treatโข heartโฃ diseases, โฃand itโ is not sufficient toโ prevent them reliably. We will โall โขpass through cases of tension from time to time,and what matters isโ to learn techniques to โฃmanage โฃit rather of trying to avoidโฃ it wholly.”
Recommended techniques includeโค identifying and addressing sources ofโ stress, prioritizing a healthy lifestyle, and engaging in regularโ exercise.โข Reducing screen time and daily sports practise are also advised. Theโ cardiologist โฃstressed the importance of regularly reconsidering personal priorities as a proactive step towards mitigating theโข harmful effects of chronicโ tension.