Autonomic reactivity to mental stress is associated with cardiovascular mortality
Shah A, Vaccarino V, Moazzami K, Almuwaqqat Z, Garcia M, Ward L, Elon L, Ko Y, Sun Y, Pearce B, Raggi P, Bremner J, Lampert R, Quyyumi A, Shah A. Autonomic reactivity to mental stress is associated with cardiovascular mortality. European Heart Journal Open 2024, 4: oeae086. PMID: 39588213, PMCID: PMC11588410, DOI: 10.1093/ehjopen/oeae086.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHazard ratioCardiovascular diseaseHigher CVD mortality riskAssociated with CVD mortalityHeart rate variabilityCardiovascular disease risk factorsCVD mortality riskCardiovascular disease mortalityCardiovascular disease deathsCardiovascular disease outcomesCause-specific survival modelsAssociated with cardiovascular mortalityAll-cause mortalityCVD causeAssociated with HRCVD mortalityMental stress testMeasure of autonomic dysfunctionMortality riskAssess autonomic functionAutonomic dysfunctionCardiovascular mortalityStable cardiovascular diseaseRisk factorsPooled cohort