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Author(s): Kavita Prasad Added: 3 years ago
Role of Mental Stress in Cardiovascular Disease The pathophysiology of how mental stress affects and modulates the cardiovascular system is incompletely understood. Chronic stress has long been suspected to be a risk factor for cardiovascular disorders (CVD), either through direct or indirect mechanisms.1,2 Stress is known to activate two biological systems: the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal… View more
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Over the past few years the scope of cardiology has widened considerably, which is well reflected in the variety of topics in this 2006 issue of European Cardiovascular Disease. On one hand, new diagnostic methods, technical progress and effective drugs have contributed to an increased survival and a better quality of life of the cardiac patient. Yet, there is a flipside to this medal: more… View more
Author(s): Esha Sachdev , C Noel Bairey Merz , Puja K Mehta Added: 3 years ago
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC) has gained more recognition since its first description in 1990 by Satoh et al.1,2 The word takotsubo refers to the Japanese octopus trapping pot with a large round base and narrow neck, which is the characteristic shape of the left ventricle (LV) in this syndrome, although other morphologies have since been described.3 TTC is known by many names including stress… View more
Author(s): Gaetano Antonio Lanza Added: 3 years ago
Up to 50% of patients who undergo elective coronary angiography for stable chest pain symptoms that are mainly related to exercise and typical enough to suggest the presence of obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) are found to have normal or near-normal coronary arteries.1 The mechanisms responsible for angina chest pain in these patients are heterogeneous; accordingly, their identification… View more