Acute and chronic psychological stress as risk factors for cardiovascular disease: Insights gained from epidemiological, clinical and experimental studies

HM Lagraauw, J Kuiper, I Bot - Brain, behavior, and immunity, 2015 - Elsevier
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains a leading cause of death worldwide and
identification and therapeutic modulation of all its risk factors is necessary to ensure a lower …

Anxiety in late life: an update on pathomechanisms

S Hellwig, K Domschke - Gerontology, 2019 - karger.com
Anxiety disorders are common, yet clinically underrecognized in late life, with estimated
prevalence rates ranging from 1.2 to 15%. They are highly comorbid with depression, sleep …

[HTML][HTML] Changes in health-related quality of life, motivation for physical activity, and the levels of anxiety and depression after individualized aerobic training in …

J Zupkauskiene, I Lauceviciene, P Navickas… - Hellenic journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective Numerous studies associate metabolic syndrome (MetS) with poor life quality,
depression, and anxiety. Aerobic exercise training has proven its value in promoting health …

Arterial calcification: a new perspective?

R Nicoll, M Henein - International journal of cardiology, 2017 - Elsevier
Arterial calcification is commonly seen in atherosclerosis, chronic kidney disease (CKD) and
diabetes and has long been considered a natural progression of atherosclerosis. Yet it is a …

Anxiety and depressive symptoms are associated with higher carotid intima-media thickness. Cross-sectional analysis from ELSA-Brasil baseline data

IS Santos, AC Goulart, AR Brunoni, AH Kemp… - Atherosclerosis, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Studies focusing on the association between anxiety/depressive symptoms and
accelerated subclinical atherosclerosis have yielded mixed results. Our aim is to examine …

An exploration of the trajectory of psychological distress associated with exposure to smoke during the 2014 Hazelwood coal mine fire

M Carroll, TCH Campbell, CL Smith, CX Gao… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to climate change, catastrophic events such as landscape fires are increasing in
frequency and severity. However, relatively little is known about the longer-term mental …

Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations are associated with mental health and psychosocial stress in young adults

L Chen, H Zhu, GA Harshfield, FA Treiber, JS Pollock… - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
We aimed to test the hypothesis that serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 (25 (OH) D) concentration
is associated with mental health and life stress measures in young adults and investigate …

Gender differences in associations between stress and cardiovascular risk factors and outcomes

J L. Taylor, N Makarem, D Shimbo… - Gender and the …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Psychological stress, a subjective perception of an adverse environmental change, is a
hallmark of modern society. Although psychological stress has previously been established …

“Close your eyes and relax”: the role of hypnosis in reducing anxiety, and its implications for the prevention of cardiovascular diseases

DG Leo, SS Keller, R Proietti - Frontiers in Psychology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Anxiety is the most common form of mental health disorder, affecting millions of people
worldwide. Psychosocial interventions such as mindfulness and cognitive behavioral …

Perceived stress in Chinese patients with coronary heart disease: a cross-sectional study

Y Gao, R Hu, Y Zhang, M Yuan, Y Xu, J Ma - BMJ open, 2022 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective Studies have shown that chronic stress is closely linked to the occurrence and
development of cardiovascular disease. To date, few studies have focused on perceived …