Wednesday, 4 June 2008

Soccer stress

Not Friday yet, but I thought this was a winner from this month’s Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine. I’m surprised the Sun hasn’t caught on yet.

Emotional stress from watching soccer can increase the risk of cardiac events
doi:10.1038/ncpcardio1176

http://heart.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/89/5/475
Stress and myocardial infarction : Could there be a relation between cardiovascular events and environmental stress in the form of sporting events, making winning or losing a life or death issue?

Even to watch?

However I guess the stress is less if 'your' team isn't playing so cardiac wards should pass thanks to the England team for failure to get to the European Championships...

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