Arrhythmias and increased neuro-endocrine stress response during physicians' night shifts: A randomized cross-over trial

European Heart Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 21, 2009, Pages 2606-2613

  Rauchenzauner, Markus ^a   Ernst, Florian ^a   Hintringer, Florian ^a   Ulmer, Hanno ^a   Ebenbichler, Christoph F ^a   Kasseroler, Marie Therese ^a   Joannidis, Michael ^a  

^a INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Arrhythmias; Cardiovascular disease; Hypertension; Night shift; Stress response

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHOLESTEROL; CREATININE; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INTERLEUKIN 6; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; NORADRENALIN; PROCALCITONIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UREA; URIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BLOOD SAMPLING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NIGHT WORK; NORADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHIFT WORKER; STRESS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; UREA BLOOD LEVEL; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; URINALYSIS;

ADULT; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PHYSICIANS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 70449482114     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehp268     Document Type: Article

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