How Does Stress Affect Your Heart?

Medically Reviewed by James Beckerman, MD, FACC on November 18, 2022
Question 1/9

Stress damages your heart because of:

  • How hormones affect your body
  • How you ease stress
  • Both
Question 2/9

The link between emotional stress and heart health may lie in your:

  • Stomach
  • Saliva
  • Bone marrow
Question 3/9

Which is the main stress hormone?

  • Cortisol
  • Melatonin
  • Oxytocin
Question 4/9

Comfort foods help your heart because they ease stress.

  • True
  • False
Question 5/9

Stress tires you out, so you sleep better.

  • True
  • False
Question 6/9

When it comes to stress, exercise:

  • Can put too much strain on your heart
  • Is a proven stress buster
Question 7/9

Women with stressful jobs have a ___ higher risk of heart disease.

  • 10%
  • 20%
  • 40%
Question 8/9

A broken heart can damage your real heart.

  • True
  • False
Question 9/9

What’s a key part of recovery after a heart attack?

  • Exercise
  • Healthy diet
  • Stress control
  • All the above