Anxiety level and responses to stress caused by air raids among patients with ischemic heart disease.

Background: This study was undertaken to examine the short-term responses of patients with ischemic heart disease to life-threatening events such as war.

Methods: This retrospective study included 75 persons with ischemic heart disease who were admitted to the Cardiac policlinic for a control check-up immediately after the suspension of air raids. Two-thirds of them were male (average age 62 +/- 10).