Open AccessA Microvascular-Myocardial Diastolic Dysfunctional State and Risk for Mental Stress Ischemia
Author(s) -
Carl J. Pepine,
John W. Petersen,
C. Noel Bairey Merz
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
jacc. cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.79
H-Index - 120
eISSN - 1936-878X
pISSN - 1876-7591
DOI - 10.1016/j.jcmg.2013.11.009
Subject(s) - cardiology , myocardial ischemia , ischemia , mental stress , dysfunctional family , medicine , diastole , stress (linguistics) , blood pressure , psychiatry , linguistics , philosophy
To improve our understanding of pathophysiological responses to stress in “triggering” adverse events, stressors have been used in the laboratory to evoke “mental stress–induced ischemia” (MSIMI). Our studies found that patients with MSIMI had increased risk for death [(1)][1], and their
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