Relationship between mental disorders and heart disease
Patients with mental disorders, such as MDD and anxiety disorders, tend to have high levels of circulating catecholamines, a marker of sympathetic activation, causing increases in heart rate and blood pressure while at the same time decreasing coronary blood flow and increasing systemic vascular resistance.
Increased levels of inflammatory biomarkers [including interleukin (IL)-1 and IL-6 and C-reactive protein, (CRP)], predicting CVD and events, have been demonstrated for MDD (Major Depression Disorder), schizophrenia, and BPD (Borderline Personality Disorder). Data suggests that antidepressant treatment tended to have a normalizing effect on the proinflammatory states seen in depression. (www.ncbi.nlm.hih.gov.)
Inflammation and heart issues (perhaps some blood types more than other) can be related to mental health issues, age, diet, cholesterol, diabetes to name a few, all of which. So how do we reverse this? Is exercise and better food and sleep enough?
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