Stress after a heart attack is understandable -- and new research into what drives such stress suggests that fear of another heart attack might play a significant role. Understanding how that fear ...

Fear of another heart attack was a significant ongoing contributor to how heart attack survivors perceive their health, according to a study. While anxiety and depression are recognized as common ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Acute MI survivors reported continued fear of a recurrence 6 months and 8 months later. Perceived stress was ...

Cardiophobia is one form of pathophobia, the fear of death from the onset of a deadly and sudden disease. This differs from hypochondria, which I mentioned in a previous post, where I spoke about ...

Heart in your throat. Butterflies in your stomach. Bad gut feeling. These are all phrases many people use to describe fear and anxiety. You have likely felt anxiety inside your chest or stomach, and ...