Panic attacks linked to higher risk of heart attacks and heart disease, especially in younger people

Thursday, December 11, 2008 - 05:14 in Health & Medicine

People who have been diagnosed with panic attacks or panic disorder have a greater risk of subsequently developing heart disease or suffering a heart attack than the normal population, with higher rates occurring in younger people, according to research published in Europe's leading cardiology journal, the European Heart Journal today.

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