"Stress is difficult to measure" (:30)
Dr. Laurence Sperling explains how the ways different heart patients deal with stress determines how they put their hearts at risk.
Click the thumbnails below to watch more real stories.
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Chest Pains
Symptoms were hard to ignore
( :29 )
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Hidden Heart Trouble
I looked great, and exercised
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My Heart Was Failing
"I thought I was out of shape"
( :42 )
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Stress Management
How you deal affects your risk for heart disease
( :30 )
Share Your Thoughts
How do you manage stress?
Laurence S. Sperling, MD, the founder and director of Preventive Cardiology at the Emory Clinic in Atlanta, explains that stress is as potent a risk factor for heart disease as having diabetes. The problem is there is no good way to measure it.
Chest PainsSymptoms were hard to ignore
Hidden Heart TroubleI looked great, and exercised
My Heart Was Failing"I thought I was out of shape"
Stress ManagementHow you deal affects your risk for heart disease
