Depression and coronary heart disease: 2018 position paper of the ESC working group on coronary pathophysiology and microcirculation

V Vaccarino, L Badimon, JD Bremner… - European heart …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Major depression is a highly prevalent condition, affecting approximately 10% of the
population. 1 It is also a growing global problem, 2 and has been consistently associated …

Brain-heart connections in stress and cardiovascular disease: Implications for the cardiac patient

V Vaccarino, AJ Shah, PK Mehta, B Pearce, P Raggi… - Atherosclerosis, 2021 - Elsevier
The influence of psychological stress on the physiology of the cardiovascular system, and on
the etiology and outcomes of cardiovascular disease (CVD) has been the object of intense …

Gender in cardiovascular medicine: chest pain and coronary artery disease

PK Mehta, C Bess, S Elias-Smale… - European Heart …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Ischaemic heart disease (IHD) remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality among
women and men yet women are more often underdiagnosed, have a delay in diagnosis …

The Role of Psychosocial Stress on Cardiovascular Disease in Women: JACC State-of-the-Art Review

IA Ebong, O Quesada, IT Fonkoue, D Mattina… - Journal of the American …, 2024 - jacc.org
Psychosocial stress can affect cardiovascular health through multiple pathways. Certain
stressors, such as socioeconomic disadvantage, childhood adversity, intimate partner …

Gender-related differences in chest pain syndromes in the frontiers in CV medicine special issue: sex & gender in CV medicine

PK Mehta, J Wei, C Shufelt, O Quesada… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality among both
women and men, yet women continue to have delays in diagnosis and treatment. The lack of …

Heart disease in women: a narrative review

A De Marvao, D Alexander, C Bucciarelli‐Ducci… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Cardiovascular disease is the worldwide leading cause of death in women. Biological
differences between the sexes, a result of genetic, epigenetic and sex hormone‐mediated …

Sex-and gender-related disparities in chest pain syndromes: The feminine mystique of chest pain

F Angeli, F Ricci, F Moscucci, S Sciomer… - Current Problems in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Chest pain syndromes encompass a wide range of different clinical conditions, being
coronary artery disease one of the most important and feared aetiology. Sex and gender …

Mental stress-induced myocardial ischemia

PK Mehta, A Sharma, JD Bremner… - Current Cardiology …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review To summarize recent evidence on mental stress-induced
myocardial ischemia (MSIMI), its mechanisms, and clinical significance. Recent Findings …

Guanxin danshen dripping pills improve quality of life and cardiovascular prognoses of CHD Patients after PCI with anxiety or depression (GLAD Study): a randomized …

C Wang, N Huan, P Wang, Q Geng, W Ma, L Ma… - Chinese journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Objective To assess the efficacy and safety of Guanxin Danshen Dripping Pills (GXDS) in
the treatment of depression or anxiety in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) after …

Coronary artery spasm, coronary reactivity, and their psychological context

PK Mehta, A Thobani, V Vaccarino - Psychosomatic medicine, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Symptomatic individuals suspected of having myocardial ischemia often have no obstructive
atherosclerotic narrowing of epicardial coronary arteries. Abnormal coronary vascular …