The association of cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality with optimism was assessed in this meta-analysis. Optimism was associated with a decreased risk of cardiovascular events (ROR 0.65) and a decrease in all-cause mortality (RR 0.86). Mechansims have yet to be identified.
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Association of Optimism With Cardiovascular Events and All-Cause Mortality
Submitted by: Mark Ferguson
Source: JAMA Network Open
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Author(s): Alan Rozanski, Chirag Bavishi, Laura D. Kubzansky, Randy Cohen
