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Anger, Stress and High Blood Pressure

By Glenn Gandelman, MD, MPH, Health Pro Tuesday, October 23, 2007
A recent study indicates that angry men have higher blood pressure and increased risk of heart disease. Long-term stress affected both men and women.   Individuals with pre-hypertension, a systolic blood pressure between 120 and 140, or a diastolic between 80 and 90, were most at risk. &nbs...
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Anonymous
Gary
9/10/09 3:12am

Anger was defined as those with a generally negative, hostile outlook and angry reactions to perceived slights.

 

You do NOT know what anger is.  Making up definition to words is a symptom of mental sickness and all of you that wrote this report are mentally sick.  Are you sure anger is not a red object that grows on a tree.

Anonymous
tasha
1/11/10 4:52pm

If anger is defined as those with generally negative, hostile outlook and angry reactions to perceived slights...what the heck am I who react that way to actual slights?  I have been "slighted" and it is not only perceived that way and it actually happened...my blood pressure shot up and stayed up for a while because my "slights" were almost continual for two months or so...the author's definition of anger is flawed.

Anonymous
Not so angry
4/ 4/10 8:40pm

I find that when my blood pressure is up I am then angry.If I am in some kind of pain I can easily get angry. I believe my anger does not cause my blood pressure to go up, I think it is a a product of pain or high blood pressure. I have watched my mother everyday for 17 years and until her pill she took went into effect she was mad. The pressure is not natural and I don't know nor do I care what a Doctor would think of what I have just said. It is a fact to me. I have witnessed it in my self and others. It is not an excuss to be angry because in general I am a fun, happy, easy going person.

Anonymous
RS
3/19/12 4:53pm

I used to get angry very easily. From the time I started my BP medication 3 months ago, I am much calmer and don't get angry very easily. Just my 2¢.

8/15/10 8:53pm

Anger is an "umbrella" emotion for being hurt or afraid.  For some reason, it is easier to be angry than to feel the hurt or fear.  There are many effective stress management techniques that will help to calm you down, but at the end of the day, the hurt and fear need to be looked into before the anger is to be effectively managed.

 

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By Glenn Gandelman, MD, MPH, Health Pro— Last Modified: 03/19/12, First Published: 10/23/07