Emotional triggers in myocardial infarction: Do they matter?

European Heart Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 300-306

  Edmondson, Donald ^a   Newman, Jonathan D ^a   Whang, William ^a   Davidson, Karina W ^a  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotional triggers; Epidemiology Considerable; Myocardial infarction; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; VASOPRESSIN V2 RECEPTOR;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ACUTE STRESS; ANXIETY; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; FRAMINGHAM RISK SCORE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; STRESS MANAGEMENT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VASOCONSTRICTION; ANIMAL; ANXIETY DISORDER; CONFLICT; DEPRESSION; DISEASE MODEL; HUMAN RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ANIMALS; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EMOTIONS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RISK FACTORS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84877875908     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehs398     Document Type: Review

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