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Times-Picayune, New Orleans: Tulane study finds threefold jump in post-Katrina heart attacks; stress blamed

Source: Androscoggin News

New Orleans : LA : USA | 8 months ago

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Living under such conditions "creates a high stress level," said Dr. Anand Irimpen, a Tulane cardiologist and one of the investigators...I would say the stress caused a lot of it," said Morales, whose case is part of the Tulane study...Although there has been a consensus that post-Katrina stress is...

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Docs: Katrina stress still causing heart attacks?

News Source: The Tribune | 8 months ago

Stress following Hurricane Katrina may still be causing heart attacks years after the storm slammed Louisiana, according to a new study. Doctors at Tulane University Hospital and Clinic found there was a threefold increase in the rate of heart...
Times-Picayune, New Orleans: Tulane study finds threefold jump in post-...

News Source: Androscoggin News | 8 months ago

Living under such conditions "creates a high stress level," said Dr. Anand Irimpen, a Tulane cardiologist and one of the investigators...I would say the stress caused a lot of it," said Morales, whose case is part of the Tulane study...Although there...