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Chronic job strain doubles the risk of a second heart attack

People who experience chronic job strain after a first heart attack double their risk of suffering from a second one, reports a research team from Université Laval's Faculty of Medicine in the Oct. 10 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. This study is the first to clearly demonstrate the risks associated with job strain for workers who have been victim of a first heart attack.

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