PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
ED  - Wilke, William S.
AU  - Fredric J. Pashkow
TI  - Is stress linked to heart disease?
DP  - 1999 Feb 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 75--77
VI  - 66
IP  - 2
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/66/2/75.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/66/2/75.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med1999 Feb 01; 66
AB  - 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.