Psychological wellbeing and aortic stiffness: longitudinal study

A Ikeda, A Steptoe, M Shipley, IB Wilkinson… - …, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
This study investigated 2 distinct aspects of positive wellbeing: affective wellbeing and
eudaimonia with progression of aortic stiffness, an index of subclinical cardiovascular …

Community‐based evaluation of the associations between well‐being and cardiovascular disease risk

AC McLeish, T Smith, DW Riggs, JL Hart… - Journal of the …, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Although the effects of psychological health and optimism have been
extensively investigated, data from community‐based cohorts assessing the association …

The possible impact of aortic stiffness on quality of late life: an exploratory study

L Tap, LJ Dommershuijsen, A Corsonello… - … Interventions in Aging, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Aortic stiffness (AS) is associated with cardiovascular events and all-cause
mortality in the older population. AS might also influence the health-related quality of life …

The heart's content: the association between positive psychological well-being and cardiovascular health.

JK Boehm, LD Kubzansky - Psychological bulletin, 2012 - psycnet.apa.org
This review investigates the association between positive psychological well-being (PPWB)
and cardiovascular disease (CVD). We also consider the mechanisms by which PPWB may …

Taking the tension out of hypertension: a prospective study of psychological well being and hypertension

C Trudel-Fitzgerald, JK Boehm, M Kivimaki… - Journal of …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Background: Previous studies have shown that psychological well being is associated with
reduced risk of cardiovascular disease. However, whether well being might be specifically …

Well‐Being and Cardiovascular Health: Insights From the UK Biobank Study

J Zhong, P Zhang, Y Dong, Y Xu, H Huang… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ahajournals.org
Background Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are a leading global health concern.
Emerging evidence suggests a potential protective role of well‐being in reducing CVD risk …

Effects of anxiety and depression on arterial elasticity of subjects with suboptimal physical health

N Sun, Y Xi, Z Zhu, H Yin, Q Tao, H Wang… - Clinical …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Background The authors investigated the effects of suboptimal health status (SHS; high‐
normal blood pressure, blood glucose, and blood lipids) on arterial elasticity in subjects with …

Race, psychosocial factors, and aortic pulse wave velocity: the Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study

TT Lewis, K Sutton-Tyrrell, BW Penninx… - … Series A: Biomedical …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Background. Increasingly, researchers have begun to explore pathways through which
psychosocial factors might influence cardiovascular disease, with some emphasis on early …

A prospective study of positive psychological well-being and coronary heart disease.

JK Boehm, C Peterson, M Kivimaki… - Health …, 2011 - psycnet.apa.org
Objective: Research suggests that positive psychological well-being is associated with
cardiovascular health. However, much of this research uses elderly samples and has not …

Acute mental stress has a prolonged unfavorable effect on arterial stiffness and wave reflections

C Vlachopoulos, F Kosmopoulou… - Psychosomatic …, 2006 - journals.lww.com
Objective: Large-artery stiffness and arterial wave reflections have been identified as
independent markers and prognosticators of cardiovascular risk. Mental stress is a novel risk …