Blood pressure responses to mental stress in emotionally defensive patients with stable coronary artery disease

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 343-346

  Grossman, Paul ^a   Watkins, Lana L ^a   Ristuccia, Heather ^a   Wilhelm, Frank H ^a  

^a Lown Cardiovascular Research Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH;

EID: 0030877940     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(97)00359-7     Document Type: Article

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