RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Is stress linked to heart disease?
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 75
OP 77
VO 66
IS 2
A2 William S. Wilke
A1 Fredric J. Pashkow
YR 1999
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/66/2/75.abstract
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.