Can anger cause heart disease?

Generally speaking, simple anger does not cause a heart attack. If the patient himself has cardiovascular disease, anger will lead to aggravation of the disease and induce a heart attack, such as patients with hypertension, anger will cause a sudden and significant increase in blood pressure, which will significantly increase the afterload of the heart and can induce acute heart failure. Patients with coronary heart disease can be triggered by acute myocardial infarction due to anger, atherosclerotic plaque instability, erosion and rupture, and thrombus formation. There is also stress that can induce arrhythmia attacks, and severe arrhythmia attacks can induce angina pectoris, heart failure, and even myocardial infarction. Therefore, it is usually important to maintain emotional stability and avoid violent mood swings.