Effects of a mental stress challenge on brain function in coronary artery disease patients with and without depression.

James Douglas BremnerNegar FaniFaiz A CheemaAli AshrafViola Vaccarino

Published in: Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association (2019)

These findings are consistent with dysfunction in a network of brain regions involved in the stress response in patients with comorbid CAD and depression that has direct and indirect links to the heart, suggesting a pathway by which stress and depression could lead to increased risk of heart disease related morbidity and mortality. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).

Keyphrases

coronary artery disease
depressive symptoms
sleep quality
white matter
resting state
heart failure
oxidative stress
mental health
atrial fibrillation
cerebral ischemia
cardiovascular disease
multiple sclerosis
acute coronary syndrome
transcatheter aortic valve replacement
drug induced