title: Increased anxiety levels predict a worse endothelial function in patients with lifetime panic disorder: results from a naturalistic follow-up study.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Brazil; Anxiety Disorders Outpatient Unit, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Brazil. Electronic address: cristianotbs@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Cristiano T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Belem da Silva
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Brazil.
authors.forename: Antônio Marcos
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Vargas da Silva
authors.affiliation: Anxiety Disorders Outpatient Unit, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Brazil.
authors.forename: Marianna
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Cardiologia, Fundação Universitária de Cardiologia, Clinical Research Center, Brazil.
authors.forename: Roberto Tofani
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Sant'Anna
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Brazil; Anxiety Disorders Outpatient Unit, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Brazil.
authors.forename: Elizeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Heldt
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Brazil; Anxiety Disorders Outpatient Unit, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Brazil.
authors.forename: Gisele G
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Manfro
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D016584:Panic Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D014664:Vasodilation / Q000502:physiology
keywords: Anxiety; Panic disorder; Vascular endothelium