Anxiety as a protective factor after a heart attack

(Technical University of Munich (TUM)) Fear protects people from danger. A team from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and Helmholtz Zentrum München has discovered that this applies even to pathological anxiety disorders. Patients who generally suffer from severe anxiety are likely to heed the symptoms of a heart attack earlier and seek medical treatment sooner, thus improving their chance of survival.

from EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science http://ift.tt/2CMBYA0