Impact of Mental Stress and Anger on Indices of Diastolic Function in Patients With Heart Failure
Harris KM, Gottdiener JS, Gottlieb SS, Burg MM, Li S, Krantz DS. Impact of Mental Stress and Anger on Indices of Diastolic Function in Patients With Heart Failure. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2020, 26: 1006-1010. PMID: 32750485, PMCID: PMC7704726, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2020.07.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAngerDiastoleHeart FailureHumansMaleStress, PsychologicalStroke VolumeVentricular Dysfunction, LeftVentricular Function, LeftConceptsLV diastolic pressureReduced ejection fractionHeart failureDiastolic functionDiastolic pressureMental stressEjection fractionBaseline E/eTwo-dimensional Doppler echocardiographyEarly LV relaxationAge-adjusted linear regressionLong-term outcomesStress-induced increaseAcute worseningDoppler echocardiographyIschemic cardiomyopathyLV relaxationVentricular functionAnger recallPatientsMental arithmetic taskStress protocolDaily assessmentStress exposureAverage baseline