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Cardiac disorders

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This chapter aims, first, to outline the factors that can influence coronary heart disease (CHD), emphasizing the role that psychological factors play in the development and progression of the disease. Second, the psychophysiological mechanisms and neuroendocrine and immunological pathways which link these factors will be discussed. A review of the methods of cardiac rehabilitation from a historical perspective follows along with a similar review of psychological intervention in CHD to date. Finally, an outline of the practical implications of the literature reviewed will be presented. Table 9.1 gives a summary of psychological intervention studies in coronary heart disease.

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Bundy, C. (1989). Cardiac disorders. In: Broome, A.K. (eds) Health Psychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-3228-0_9

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