Pet ownership and cardiovascular risk: A scientific statement from the American Heart Association

Circulation

Volumn 127, Issue 23, 2013, Pages 2353-2363

  Levine, Glenn N ^a   Allen, Karen ^a   Braun, Lynne T ^a   Christian, Hayley E ^a   Friedmann, Erika ^a   Taubert, Kathryn A ^a   Thomas, Sue Ann ^a   Wells, Deborah L ^a   Lange, Richard A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

AHA scientific statements; High blood pressure; Obesity; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

RENIN;

ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOG; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MENTAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PET ANIMAL; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

AHA SCIENTIFIC STATEMENTS; HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY;

ANIMALS; BONDING, HUMAN-PET; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CATS; DOGS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; HYPERTENSION; OBESITY; PETS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84878904464     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: 15244539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIR.0b013e31829201e1     Document Type: Article

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