Is panic disorder associated with coronary artery disease? A critical review of the literature

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 48, Issue 4-5, 2000, Pages 347-356

  Fleet, Richard ^a,b,c   Lavoie, Kim ^a,d   Beitman, Bernard D ^e  

^a MONTREAL HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b HÔPITAL DU SACRÉ COEUR DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d Civil and Environmental Engineering   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Coronary artery disease; Coronary heart disease; Ischemia; Panic disorder

Indexed keywords

DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; PHOBIA; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 0033945783     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3999(99)00101-4     Document Type: Review

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