Triggers and the onset of acute myocardial infarction

Cardiology in Review

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 270-274

  Hammoudeh, Ayman J ^a   Alhaddad, Imad A ^b  

^a Istishari Hospital Amman   (Jordan)

^b JORDAN HOSPITAL   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Acute cardiovascular events; Acute myocardial infarction; Circadian pattern; Triggers

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ANGER; AROUSAL; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DEATH; EMOTIONAL STRESS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXERCISE; HEART PROTECTION; HEART REHABILITATION; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; META ANALYSIS; NATURAL DISASTER; OVERNUTRITION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL STRESS; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAXATION TRAINING; REVIEW; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; DRUG THERAPY; HEART INFARCTION; LIFESTYLE; MENTAL STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEASON;

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DRUG THERAPY; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SEASONS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 73949085237     PISSN: 10615377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CRD.0b013e3181bdba75     Document Type: Review

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