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Study of Whitehall civil servants explains how stress at work is linked to heart disease

New research published in the European Heart Journal has produced strong evidence of how work stress is linked to the biological mechanisms involved in the onset of heart disease. It is the first large-scale study to look at the cardiovascular mechanisms of work stress in the population and provides the strongest evidence yet of the way it can lead to coronary heart disease, either directly, by activating stress pathways controlled by neuroendocrine mechanisms, or indirectly via its association with unhealthy lifestyles.

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