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Psychosocial Factors in Coronary Heart Disease

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The chapter begins by a hypothetical case and an introduction to biomedical risk factors and the etiology of coronary heart disease (CHD). We then review psychosocial etiological risk factors and psychosocial prognostic factors of CHD (e.g., hostility, depression, Type-D personality). The chapter then presents in depth the PNI of the acute coronary syndrome with an emphasis on the vagal nerve and inflammation. We then discuss behavioral mediators between psychological factors and CHD prognosis and the evidence for the effects of various psychological interventions on CHD prognosis. These are done via meta-analyses and specific studies. The chapter ends with returning to the hypothetical case, vis-à-vis the presented studies.

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Gidron, Y. (2019). Psychosocial Factors in Coronary Heart Disease. In: Behavioral Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18893-1_4

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