The self in context: brain systems linking mental and physical health

L Koban, PJ Gianaros, H Kober… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Increasing evidence suggests that mental health and physical health are linked by neural
systems that jointly regulate somatic physiology and high-level cognition. Key systems …

Anxiety disorders are associated with coronary endothelial dysfunction in women with chest pain and nonobstructive coronary artery disease

JDS Sara, A Ahmad, T Toya… - Journal of the …, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Anxiety disorders are the most prevalent mental disorders and are an emerging
risk factor for coronary artery disease and its complications. We determine the relationship …

The endothelium is a key player in the vascular response to acute mental stress

JDS Sara, LO Lerman, A Lerman - European heart journal, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Graphical Abstract Diagram outlining the proposed pathophysiological mechanisms by
which acute mental stress leads to unstable atherosclerotic plaque and cardiovascular …