Carotid plaque in alzheimer caregivers and the role of sympathoadrenal arousal

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 206-213

  Roepke, Susan K ^a,b,c   Chattillion, Elizabeth A ^b,c   Von Känel, Roland ^c,d   Allison, Matthew ^b   Ziegler, Michael G ^e   Dimsdale, Joel E ^c   Mills, Paul J ^c   Patterson, Thomas L ^c   Ancoli Israel, Sonia ^b,c   Calleran, Susan ^c   Harmell, Alexandrea L ^c   Grant, Igor ^c  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; atherosclerosis; caregiving; carotid artery plaque; catecholamines; stress

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT; NORADRENALIN;

ADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NORADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 79951474555     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: 15347796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PSY.0b013e3182081004     Document Type: Article

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