MENTAL STRESS IS ASSOCIATED WITH ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION AND ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IN PATIENTS WITH STABLE CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE

• Published in: Journal of the American College of Cardiology Vol. 61; no. 10; p. E1134
• Main Authors: Ramadan, Ronnie, Seydafkan, Shabnam, Al Mheid, Ibhar, Esteves, Fabio, Sheps, David, Bremner, J. Douglas, Vaccarino, Viola, Quyyumi, Arshed
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Elsevier Inc 12.03.2013; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Cardiology; Cardiovascular; Cardiovascular disease; Coronary vessels; Drug therapy; Internal Medicine; Ischemia

Conclusion MS is associated with increased arterial stiffness and endothelial dysfunction in patients with CAD. [...]the increase in CAIx was predictive of MS ischemia.