Does stress reduction change the levels of cortisol secretion in patients with coronary artery disease?

Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 314-317

  Ryd́n, Mireille ^a   Hedb́ck, Bo ^a   Jonasson, Lena ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Coronary artery disease; Cortisol; Stress; Type A behavior

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL STRESS MANAGEMENT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TYPE A BEHAVIOR;

AGED; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SALIVA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70349934559     PISSN: 19327501     EISSN: 1932751X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HCR.0b013e3181ac785f     Document Type: Article

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