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The Role of Anxiety and Emotional Stress as a Risk Factor in Treatment-Resistant Hypertension

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Depression and anxiety are both known to be co-morbid with coronary heart disease. Given the high prevalence of coronary heart disease today, specifically the aspect of hypertension, it seems more important than ever to investigate whether or not treatment of these co-morbidities can have an effect on reducing hypertension. This article summarizes the limited amount of literature that has been published in this area and highlights what we believe to be a missing key element that will guide our own future research in this area.

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Michael Greenage reports no potential conflict of interest relevant to this article. Burak Kulaksizoglu reports no potential conflict of interest relevant to this article. Mehmet Cilingiroglu reports no potential conflict of interest relevant to this article. Rizwan Ali reports no potential conflict of interest relevant to this article.

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  1. Virginia Tech School of Medicine Psychiatry Residency Program, Carilion Clinic, Roanoke, VA, USA

    Michael Greenage

  2. Antalya Research and Training Hospital, Antalya, Turkey

    Burak Kulaksizoglu

  3. NorthShore University Health System, Evanston, IL, USA

    Mehmet Cilingiroglu

  4. Psychiatry Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Salem VA, Virginia Tech—Carilion, Blacksburg, USA

    Rizwan Ali

  5. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA

    Rizwan Ali

  6. Department of Psychiatry Neurobehavioral Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA

    Rizwan Ali

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Correspondence to Mehmet Cilingiroglu.

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Greenage, M., Kulaksizoglu, B., Cilingiroglu, M. et al. The Role of Anxiety and Emotional Stress as a Risk Factor in Treatment-Resistant Hypertension. Curr Atheroscler Rep 13, 129–131 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11883-010-0154-z

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