WASHINGTON — Be happy; it seems to be good for your heart.

Scientists have long known that Type A personalities and people who are chronically angry, anxious or depressed have a higher risk of heart attacks.

Now a Harvard review of the flip side of that fact concludes that being upbeat and optimistic might help protect against heart disease.

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