Older men with stressful jobs and little power face heart risk

Older men who have stressful jobs in which they are unable to make decisions are four times more likely to suffer heart attacks or unstable angina, researchers at University College Cork have found.

The study, published in scientific journal Occupational Medicine has prompted experts to call on employers to be more cognisant of the welfare of their older employees.

The UCC researchers looked at 227 people from four Cork coronary care/intensive care units aged between 35 and 74 years. Each had been admitted with a first-time “coronary event”.