Behavioral Triggers of Silent and Symptomatic Myocardial Ischemia

DAVID S. KRANTZ*, FRANCES H. GABBAY, SUSAN M. HEDGES, JACOB KLEIN, LINDA E. NEBEL, KARIN F. HELMERS, STEPHEN PATTERSON, JULIA L. SAMETH, JOHN S. GOTTDIENER, ALAN ROZANSKI

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Abstract

Behavior and Myocardial Ischemia. Recent ambulatory electrocardiography studies reveal that myocardial ischemia out‐of‐hospital exhibits features that may not be evident during controlled exercise testing. Specifically, out‐of‐hospital ischemia: (1) is more frequently asymptomatic or silent; (2) occurs during a wide variety of mental, as well as physical, activities; (3) is triggered at relatively low heart rate elevations compared to exercise; (4) exhibits a circadian rhythm; and (5) exhibits variability over time. This article reviews recent field and laboratory research suggesting that behavioral factors, including mental stress, may contribute to the typical features of myocardial ischemia out‐of‐hospital.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)s86-s91
JournalJournal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology
Volume2
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 1991

Keywords

  • behavioral factors
  • chest pain
  • Holter monitoring
  • mental stress
  • silent myocardial ischemia

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