Acute and chronic psychological stress in coronary disease

Current Opinion in Cardiology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 494-499

  Ramachandruni, Srikanth ^a   Handberg, Eileen ^a   Sheps, David S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute disease; Behavior therapy; Chronic disease; Coronary disease m et (etiology); Coronary disease m px (psychology); Coronary disease m th (therapy); Depressive disorder m co (complications); Human; Myocardial ischemia m et (etiology)

Indexed keywords

ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMORBIDITY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART REHABILITATION; HUMAN; MARRIAGE; MENTAL STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; STRESS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CHRONIC DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; HUMANS; SOCIOLOGY, MEDICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 4544224148     PISSN: 02684705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.hco.0000132321.24004.25     Document Type: Review

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