Discussed here are conceptual and methodologic issues that bear on the role of
bebaviorally evoked cardiovascular reactivity in cardiovascular disease. It is argued that …

Unstable angina appears to be a good clinical marker for rapidly progressing coronary
artery disease. Pathologically, an unstable atherothrombotic coronary lesion, represented by …

Background—Statins reduce cardiovascular events and progression of carotid intima-media
thickness (IMT). β-Blockers are also known to reduce cardiovascular events, but less is …

Objective To study long-term treatment effects of metoprolol or verapamil on combined
cardiovascular end points and psychological variables in patients with stable angina …

Platelets are involved in the pathogenesis of vascular damage in both atherosclerosis and
arterial hypertension. Their reactivity in vivo is influenced by different factors, including …

The present study in hypertensive men (40-64 years old) with untreated diastolic blood
pressure above 100 mm Hg was aimed at investigating whether metoprolol (n= 1,609) given …

Clinical and epidemiological investigations provide evidence that psychosocial factors
influence the development of coronary heart disease and underlying atherosclerosis, an …

In myocardial ischaemia and heart failure, beta-blockers with intrinsic sympathomimetic
activity (ISA) eg pindolol, xamoterol, bucindolol, nebivolol, have performed poorly in …

Although it is frequently hypothesized that pertubations of the body's principal axes of
neuroendocrine response, especially the sympathetic-adrenomedullary and pituitary …

The concentration of dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEA-S) in human plasma is higher
than any other steroid. Recent evidence has suggested an inverse relationship between …