Psychological symptoms can contribute to physical illnesses, cardiologist warns
Psychological symptoms such as chronic sadness and anger can significantly contribute to physical diseases, according to cardiology professor Khaled Al-Nemer.
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AIDr. Khaled Al-Nemer, professor and consultant of cardiology and arterial catheterization at the College of Medicine, has explained the impact of psychological symptoms.
Writing on the X platform, he said that psychological symptoms such as sadness and chronic anger can significantly contribute to the development of physical illnesses in the human body, including heart attacks, heart failure, broken heart syndrome, hypertension, stroke, diabetes, and vision problems such as central serous retinopathy and increased glaucoma risk.
He added that these symptoms can also play a role in conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome, stomach ulcers, psoriasis, fibromyalgia, tension headaches, migraines, sleep disorders, alopecia, and hair loss.
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