Hair cortisol and the risk for acute myocardial infarction in adult men

Stress

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 73-81

  Pereg, David ^a   Gow, Rachel ^b   Mosseri, Morris ^a   Lishner, Michael ^a   Rieder, Michael ^b   Van Uum, Stan ^b,c   Koren, Gideon ^b,d  

^a MEIR MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; chronic stress; cortisol; glucocorticoids; hair; HPA axis

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHRONIC STRESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HAIR ANALYSIS; HAIR LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; HAIR; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 78650375918     PISSN: 10253890     EISSN: 16078888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10253890.2010.511352     Document Type: Article

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