Current Topics: Stress in Health and Disease (7203BK75XY)
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Lecture 6: Stress and Cardiovascular Diseases
Cardiovascular disease→ in the NL, CVD is the leading cause of death in
women
● They do not occur randomly, they are triggered due to external events
○ Acute vs. chronic events
The cardiovascular system consists of:
The heart (pump) ⇒ the blood vessels (supply all tissues of the body with
oxygen and nutrients) ⇒ systemic circulation⇒ pulmonary circulation⇒ coronary
arteries (supply the heart muscle with blood)
Main types of CVD
1. Coronary heart disease
a. Myocardial infarction
2. Heart failure
3. Valve disease
a. Cardiac arrest
4. Arrhythmia/sudden cardiac death (SCD)
Prevalence of depression in patients with medical conditions
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