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The courage, excessive competition of our time plus the amount of stress can affect the arteries of those with hostile personalities are manipulative and aggressive behaviors.

Studies conducted in Italy found that people with hostile aggressive behavior or personality may have a thickening of the walls of the arteries in the neck. A greater thickness of the walls is increased risk that the artery from narrowing raising the risk of cardiovascular disease, a heart attack or stroke.

The report, which was published in the online edition of the August 16 issue of the journal Hypertension, collected data on more than 5000 600 people in four villages of Sardinia (Italy).

Relevant results:

- The researchers found that those with high scores on traits of antagonism and hostility showed greater thickening of the arteries of the neck (carotid), compared with people more complacent.

- After three years, people who scored higher on antagonism or low-compliance, especially those who were manipulative or angry quickly, continued to thickening of arterial walls. These features also predicted higher blood thickening, found the research group.

- The study also found that people tend to be competitive and be willing to fight for their own interests have thicker artery walls, which is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease.

- In general, men showed greater thickening of arterial walls than women. But among women who were antagonistic, the risk soon equaled that of men.

- The increased thickness of arterial walls is a sign of older, but young people with traits of antagonism and showed thickening of the arterial wall.

Sweetening the character

It is better for health to be complacent, the confident, direct and concerned for others tend toward better health than those suspicious, skeptical, cynical, self-centered, arrogant, manipulative and explosive, the study found.

It is known that angry people tend to be less healthy and our emotional state influences the levels of hormones and neurotransmitters, which in turn affects the functioning of our immune and nervous systems. Remember that everything is connected.