Heart Attack: Cardiovascular Events

Heart Attacks Dept: Job stress is as hard on a woman's heart as it is on a man's, a large new study has found, according to Winnipeg Free Press. For women with demanding jobs but little decision-making power or the ability to be creative, the risk of heart attack increased by nearly 70 per cent and gina Fontana / MCT Female nurses and other professionals in high-stress jobs were found to be at greater risk of heart attacks, strokes and other cardiovascular events. The study of more than 22,000 women who were monitored for 10 years found those who held highly demanding jobs, with the power and authority to make major decisions, had an almost 40 per cent increased risk of having a heart attack, stroke, bypass surgery or other cardiovascular "event" over the follow-up period, compared to women with low job strain. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.