title: Acute psychosocial stress and cardiovascular events.
abstract: Stressful life events can trigger acute myocardial infarction and sudden cardiac death. Victims of natural disasters, such as earthquakes and other conditions of extreme stress should be evaluated for physical injuries as well as for cardiac disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Hadassah University Hospital, Mount-Scopus, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Stalnikowicz
authors.forename: Avi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tsafrir
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D015984:Causality; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D004190:Disasters; D004638:Emergency Treatment / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications*