Behavioral Cardiology
Death and Grief Can Increase Heart Attack Risk 21 Fold
In a study out of Harvard University and published in Circulation-The Journal of the American Heart Association, found that death of a significan person in one’s life can increase the risk of Myocardial Infarction 21.1 […]
Strong Association Between Generalized Anxiety Disorder and CHD
The Heart and Soul study at University of California San Francisco found a strong association between Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) and Cardiac Heart Disease (CHD). The findings could not be explained by looking at either health behaviors, […]
Unexpressed Emotion Leads to Increased Mortality in Women
In a 2007 study published in Circulation the Journal of the American Heart Association (presented at the Second International Conference on Women, Heart Disease, and Stroke) found: Women who “self-silenced” during arguments with their marital […]
Stress from Watching Sports Lands People in the Hospital
The New Englad Journal of Medicine found during that during the 2006 Soccer World Cup, cardiovascular events spiked in Germany during German soccer matches. For the full article please visit http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa0707427
Interview with Leopoldo Pozuelo at the Cleveland Clinic
In this robust interview with Leopoldo Pozuelo, MD from the Cleveland Clinic discusses a range of Behavioral Cardiology issues including: Cardiomyopathy and Depression, Coronary Artery Disease and Depression, Stress and Risk for Heart Disease, and […]
Book: Psychotherapy with Cardiac Patients
In this book by Ellen A. Dornelas, an overview of the cardiovascular system is provide in order to increase the general understanding of this important system for psychotherapist and other mental health professionals. The book […]
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