KAKUNAGA AKINORI

Why does watching the ball easily cause myocardial infarction? "European Heart Journal": White blood cells rebelled

"I lost 0-3 again! I was so angry that I would have a heart attack!" This is not just an angry word, it is also a period of high incidence of myocardial infarction during a ball game. Recently, "European Heart Journal" published a study that pointed out that acute changes in mental stress can cause inflammatory white blood cells to accumulate in atherosclerotic lesions, causing plaques to become fragile and easy to fall off, which can cause a myocardial infarction.