They say you can cure a broken heart, but an angry heart could be more dangerous for your health

Stress, agitation and anger could lead to heart problems — that’s something we’ve always known.

But a new study from the American Heart Association gives us fresh insight into why that is, and doctors say the findings also show how these effects could be more widespread, even in healthy people.

“Episodes of anger, high emotion, emotional stress, affect them in a very short-term way in terms of how their blood vessels work,” said Dr. Sudip Saha, a cardiologist with Kaiser Permanente’s Mid-Atlantic Permanente Group.