title: Is stress linked to heart disease? The evidence grows stronger.
abstract: Acute stress caused by strong emotions such as fear can sometimes cause sudden death in people with underlying coronary artery disease (CAD). Chronic mental stress may also promote the long-term development of coronary disease, although the distinction between Type A and Type B personalities appears overly simplistic. Stress-management interventions measurably improve CAD patients' performance on cardiac function tests, and should be incorporated more often in standard cardiac rehabilitation programs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Cleveland Clinic, OH 44195, USA.
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Pashkow
mesh_terms: D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000534:rehabilitation; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications*; D014434:Type A Personality