Stress and Cardiovascular Disease

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Hjemdahl, Paul (Editor), Steptoe, Andrew (Editor), Rosengren, Annika (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Health promotion.; Internal medicine.; Cardiology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Internal Medicine.; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.; Medicine/Public Health, general.

There is a growing trend for the incorporation of stress management into cardiac rehabilitation programs and into preventive cardiology. However, stress is multifaceted, often misunderstood, and requires as much scientific scrutiny as other pathological processes relevant to cardiology. The quality...