Depression, Anxiety & Heart Disease

"Depression and anxiety predict coronary heart disease (CHD) morbidity and mortality, even after traditional CHD risk factors, such as serum cholesterol, blood pressure, and smoking, are controlled . . . In addition to affective dispositions, acute outbursts of anger, fear, or sadness and stressful events are also linked to the risk of heart attack."

Anger, Anxiety and Depression as Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease:  The Problems and Implications of Overlapping Affective Dispositions
Jerry Suls and James Bunde
Psychological Bulletin, 2005, 131(2), 260-300