Fear of dying and inflammation following acute coronary syndrome

European Heart Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 19, 2011, Pages 2405-2411

  Steptoe, Andrew ^a   Molloy, Gerard J ^b   Messerli Bürgy, Nadine ^c   Wikman, Anna ^a   Randall, Gemma ^a   Perkins Porras, Linda ^d   Kaski, Juan Carlos ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^d ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Cortisol; Fear of dying; Heart rate variability; Inflammation

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DYING; EMOTION; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PHOBIA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RISK FACTOR; SALIVA LEVEL; SOCIAL STATUS;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SALIVA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 80054076735     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehr132     Document Type: Article

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