| Literature DB >> 17822755 |
Daniel J Brotman1, Sherita H Golden, Ilan S Wittstein.
Abstract
Psychological stress elicits measurable changes in sympathetic-parasympathetic balance and the tone of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, which might negatively affect the cardiovascular system both acutely-by precipitating myocardial infarction, left-ventricular dysfunction, or dysrhythmia; and chronically-by accelerating the atherosclerotic process. We provide an overview of the association between stress and cardiovascular morbidity, discuss the mechanisms for this association, and address possible therapeutic implications.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17822755 DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(07)61305-1
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Lancet ISSN: 0140-6736 Impact factor: 79.321