Tension and Anxiety and the Prediction of the 10-Year Incidence of Coronary Heart Disease, Atrial Fibrillation, and Total Mortality: The Framingham Offspring Study

Tension was observed to be an independent risk factor for incident CHD, AF, and mortality in men. Anxiety was a risk factor for total mortality in men and women. Our findings suggest that further research into the pathophysiology of the excess morbidity and mortality observed with tension and anxiety is merited.