Can anxiety disorder cause sudden death?
Disease description:
I have mild anxiety disorder, and I tend to feel nervous, overthink, and anxious. Can anxiety disorder cause sudden death?
Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. Zhu Gang
Anxiety disorder generally does not cause sudden death. There are many causes of sudden death, including cardiac arrest, coronary heart disease, acute infarction, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, abnormalities in the heart's electrical conduction system, and other forms of sudden cardiac death. Patients can receive psychological counseling from a mental health professional to identify underlying causes, maintain an optimistic, positive, and proactive mindset, and gradually recover under medical guidance.
