title: The role of anxiety and emotional stress as a risk factor in treatment-resistant hypertension.
abstract: Depression and anxiety are both known to be co-morbid with coronary heart disease. Given the high prevalence of coronary heart disease today, specifically the aspect of hypertension, it seems more important than ever to investigate whether or not treatment of these co-morbidities can have an effect on reducing hypertension. This article summarizes the limited amount of literature that has been published in this area and highlights what we believe to be a missing key element that will guide our own future research in this area.
authors.affiliation: Virginia Tech School of Medicine Psychiatry Residency Program, Carilion Clinic, Roanoke, VA, USA.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Greenage
authors.forename: Burak
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kulaksizoglu
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cilingiroglu
authors.forename: Rizwan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ali
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D015897:Comorbidity; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004351:Drug Resistance; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012380:Role; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D017211:Treatment Failure
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents