Telomere length and psychological well-being in patients with chronic heart failure
Author(s) -
Jardi Huzen,
Pim van der Harst,
Rudolf A. de Boer,
Ivonne LesmanLeegte,
Adriaan A. Voors,
Wiek H. van Gilst,
N. J. Samani,
Tiny Jaarsma,
Dirk J. van Veldhuisen
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
age and ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1468-2834
pISSN - 0002-0729
DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afp256
Subject(s) - medicine , telomere , heart failure , depression (economics) , type d personality , mental health , quality of life (healthcare) , anxiety , ageing , psychiatry , genetics , dna , macroeconomics , economics , biology , nursing
psychological stress and depressive symptoms have been implicated with accelerated ageing and increased progression of diseases. Shorter telomere length indicates a more advanced biological age. It is unknown whether psychological well-being is associated with telomere length in patients with the somatic condition of chronic heart failure (CHF).
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