Outbursts of anger as a trigger of acute cardiovascular events: A systematic review and meta-analysis

European Heart Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 21, 2014, Pages 1404-1410

  Mostofsky, Elizabeth ^a,b   Penner, Elizabeth Anne ^c   Mittleman, Murray A ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anger; Cardiovascular disease; Case crossover; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ANGER; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; MENTAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART INFARCTION; META ANALYSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ANGER; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; STROKE;

EID: 84902009908     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehu033     Document Type: Article

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