Recent research shows that blunted cardiovascular and cortisol reactions to acute
psychological stress are associated with adverse behavioural and health outcomes …

Psychological stress has been proposed as a major contributor to the progression of
cardiovascular disease (CVD). Acute mental stress can activate the sympathetic-adrenal …

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are associated with poor future mental and physical
health. Altered biological reactivity to mental stress may be a possible mechanism linking …

A cornerstone for research into the link between stress and health has been the reactivity
hypothesis; cardiovascular reactivity to psychological stressors, if prolonged or exaggerated …

Novel research demonstrates that lower or 'blunted'cardiovascular reactions to stress are
associated with a range of adverse outcomes. The aim of the current review was (1) to …

A series of meta‐analyses was undertaken to determine the contributions of sympathetic
and parasympathetic activation to cardiovascular stress reactivity. A literature search yielded …

The death of a parent is a profoundly stressful form of childhood adversity, increasing the
short‐and long‐term risk of mental health problems. Emerging research suggests it may also …

Importance The clinical significance of hemodynamic reactivity to mental stress in the
population with coronary artery disease (CAD) is unclear. Objective To investigate the …

Background: Monitoring phasic responses of heart rate variability (HRV) in terms of HRV
reactivity [ie, the absolute change from resting state to on-task (ie, absolute values of HRV …

There is evidence that depressive symptoms are associated with attenuated physiological
reactivity to active stressors. However, it is not known whether blunted reactivity in …