Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Volume 52, Issue 25, 16–23 December 2008, Pages 2156-2162
Clinical ResearchCardiovascular RiskPsychological Distress as a Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Events: Pathophysiological and Behavioral Mechanisms
Cardiovascular Risk
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Key Words
stress
CVD
behavior
inflammation
hypertension
Abbreviations and Acronyms
CHD
coronary heart disease
CI
confidence interval
CRP
C-reactive protein
CV
coefficient of variation
CVD
cardiovascular disease
GHQ-12
12-item version of the General Health Questionnaire
HDL
high-density lipoprotein
HR
hazard ratio
MI
myocardial infarction
SHS
Scottish Health Survey
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Drs. Hamer and Molloy receive grant funding from the British Heart Foundation, United Kingdom. Dr. Stamatakis receives grant funding from the National Institute for Health Research, United Kingdom. The Scottish Health Survey is funded by the Scottish Executive. The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and not necessarily of the funding bodies.
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