Myocardial infarction and post-traumatic stress disorder: Frequency, outcome, and atherosclerotic mechanisms

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 165-172

  Gander, Marie Louise ^a   Kã¤nel, Roland Von ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

causes of deaths; men and women; physical activity in leisure time

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 6; PLACEBO; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INFORMATION SERVICE; MEDLINE; MORTALITY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; VETERAN;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PREVALENCE; RECURRENCE; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 33746189869     PISSN: 20474873     EISSN: 20474881     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.hjr.0000214606.60995.46     Document Type: Article

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