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 For years, doctors suspected a connection between anger and heart disease, but a new study sheds light on exactly how anger might harm your heart. The culprit? Impaired blood vessel function. This groundbreaking research, published in the Journal of the American Heart Association (JAHA) , is the first to show a direct link between anger and reduced blood vessel dilation, a condition that can lead to heart problems like myocardial infarction (heart attack) and stroke. "While occasional anger is normal," says Dr. Daichi Shimbo, the study leader and cardiologist at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, "it's the recurring anger that becomes concerning.  These chronic flare-ups may cause irreversible damage to your blood vessels, increasing your risk of heart disease down the line." The Study: Anger and Blood Vessel Health The National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded this study, which recruited nearly 300 healthy adults. Researchers measured blood flow in th...