Financial Stress Can Hurt Your Heart

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Financial Stress Can Hurt Your Heart

By KSEE News

Story Published: Sep 30, 2008 at 7:44 PM EST

Story Updated: Sep 30, 2008 at 7:44 PM EST

The current economic crisis is hurting our wallets and it can hurt our hearts... especially among those at risk for cardiac problems.
Fresno Cardiologist Dr. Kevin Boran says stress can interfere with normal blood flow in our blood vessels, which could lead to the build-up of plaque, and then possibly heart disease.
Stefani Booroojian reports.

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