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Is stress linked to
heart disease?
The evidence grows stronger
F. Pashkow
Abstract
Acute stress caused by strong emotions such as
fear can sometimes cause sudden death in people with underlying coronary artery disease
(CAD). Chronic mental stress may also promote the long-term development of coronary
disease, although the distinction between Type A and Type B personalities appears overly
simplistic. Stress-management interventions measurably improve CAD patients’
performance on cardiac function tests, and should be incorporated more often in standard
cardiac rehabilitation programs.
Author
Fredric J. Pashkow, MD...Associate Director, Preventive Cardiology and
Rehabilitation, Department of Cardiology, Cleveland Clinic
John D. Clough, M.D., editor-in-chief
Linda K. Hengstler, editor and publisher
Phillip E. Canuto, executive editor
Ray Borazanian, managing editor |
