Role of behavioral and psychological factors in mental stress-induced silent left ventricular dysfunction in coronary artery disease
Journal of the American College of CardiologyPublished 1 August 1993
Matthew M. Burg, Diwakar Jain, Robert Soufer, Robert D. Kerns, Barry L. Zaret
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Patients with chronic stable coronary artery disease and mental stress-provoked silent ventricular dysfunction were distinguished by a psychological profile consistent with emotional reactivity to social interaction and mental provocation, with anger as the predominant affective state.
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Patients with coronary artery disease and mental stress-provoked silent ventricular dysfunction were distinguished by a psychological profile consistent with emotional reactivity to social interaction and mental provocation, with anger as the predominant affective state. Patients with such a profile may be at risk of frequent silent left ventricular dysfunction.
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