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The Implications of Mental Stress for Cardiovascular Disease

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Preventive Cardiology

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Evidence points to a significant role for psychological factors in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Mental stress, including psychological, psychosocial, or emotional stress, is recognized as a risk factor for the development of CVD. It also seems to contribute to the onset of—and can directly precipitate acute—coronary syndromes (ACS), fatal arrhythmias, and acute heart failure.

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Graeber, B.L., Soufer, A., Burg, M.M., Soufer, R.S. (2006). The Implications of Mental Stress for Cardiovascular Disease. In: Foody, J.M. (eds) Preventive Cardiology. Contemporary Cardiology. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-096-6_11

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