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Don t worry, be healthy

Posted on July 17, 2008

From MedPage Today: Rose-Colored Glasses Lessen Cardiovascular Mortality in MenROCHESTER, N.Y., July 16 Men who view themselves as essentially heart healthy are more likely to be so than others who fret over a perceived precarious cardiovascular status.Those who rated their risk as lower than average were 60% less likely to die within 15 years than those who thought they had an average or elevated risk, even after controlling for actual cardiovascular risk (HR 0.4, 95% CI 0.2 to 0.8), Robert Gramling, M.D., D.Sc., of the University of Rochester, and colleagues reported in the July/August i...

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