Stress reactivity and its association with increased cardiovascular risk: A role for the sympathetic nervous system?

Hypertension

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Lambert, Gavin ^a   Schlaich, Markus ^a   Lambert, Elisabeth ^a   Dawood, Tye ^a   Esler, Murray ^a  

^a BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC EXERCISE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COLD PRESSOR TEST; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; LETTER; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 77953126389     PISSN: 0194911X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.110.153841     Document Type: Letter

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