The cardiovascular toll of stress.
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Abstract
Psychological stress elicits measurable changes in sympathetic-parasympathetic balance and the tone of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, which might negatively affect the cardiovascular system both acutely-by precipitating myocardial infarction, left-ventricular dysfunction, or dysrhythmia; and chronically-by accelerating the atherosclerotic process. We provide an overview of the association between stress and cardiovascular morbidity, discuss the mechanisms for this association, and address possible therapeutic implications.
Medical subject headings
- Cardiovascular Diseases
- Pituitary-Adrenal System
- Stress, Psychological
- Sympathetic Nervous System