Anxiety disorders and risk of stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

CONCLUSIONS: Anxiety disorders are a very prevalent modifiable condition associated with risk of stroke increased by 24%. This evidence could inform the development of interventions for the management of anxiety and the prevention of stroke. Further studies on the risk of stroke in patients with anxiety, and the explanatory factors for this association, are required. PMID: 28135591 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28135591?dopt=Abstract

Source: Journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists - February 1, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Eur Psychiatry Source Type: research