India, March 4 -- Anxiety is generally believed to stem from purely mental health concerns, unresolved trauma, and other psychological reasons. But in some cases, the root may not lie in the mind alone, but in a major, foundational physiological system: the cardiovascular system. While psychological factors do factor in, anxiety is also the body's response to subtle changes in heart function.ALSO READ: Metabolism slows with age? Cardiologist shares what really matters: 'Most of the time it is not really age related.'

Let's break down this unconventional sign of poor heart function further. HT Lifestyle spoke to Dr MustafaTaskeen, an interventional cardiologist at Saifee Hospital, who revealed that both chronic anxiety and unexplained ear...