ReviewPsychosomatic medicine2010
Psychosocial factors in the development of heart disease in women: current research and future directions.
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- Clinical practice guideline of the Interamerican Society of Cardiology on primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in women.Archivos de cardiologia de Mexico · 2022Guideline
- Sex- and Gender-Stratified Risks of Psychological Factors for Incident Ischemic Heart Disease: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2019Pooled it
- Perceived job insecurity as a risk factor for incident coronary heart disease: systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2013Pooled it
- Social support and nocturnal blood pressure dipping: a systematic review.American journal of hypertension · 2013Pooled it
- Sex Differences in Clinical Characteristics, Psychosocial Factors, and Outcomes Among Patients With Stable Coronary Heart Disease: Insights from the STABILITY (Stabilization of Atherosclerotic Plaque by Initiation of Darapladib Therapy) Trial.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2017Trial
- The Effects of Tai Chi on Cardiovascular Risk in Women.American journal of health promotion : AJHP · 2016Trial
- Investigating the relationship between psychological distress, resilience, and demographic variables among adult men and women with cardiac arrhythmias: a cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Sex and gender differences in the associations between psychosocial stressors at work and coronary heart disease incidence: An 18-year longitudinal study of 5192 Canadian workers.American journal of preventive cardiology · 2025Article
- Perceived Experiences of racism in Relation to Genome-Wide DNA Methylation and Epigenetic Aging in the Black Women's Health Study.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2025Article
- Trajectories of Sleep Over Midlife and Incident Cardiovascular Disease Events in the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation.Circulation · 2024Article
- Investigating the Role of Race and Stressful Life Events on the Smoking Patterns of Pregnant and Postpartum Women in the United States: A Multistate Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Phase 8 (2016-2018) Analysis.Maternal and child health journal · 2023Article
- Independent Associations Between Trait-Anger, Depressive Symptoms and Preclinical Atherosclerotic Progression.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2023Article
- Sex differences in potential triggers of myocardial infarction.European heart journal open · 2023Article
- The Influence of Parent's Cardiovascular Morbidity on Child Mental Health: Results from the National Health Interview Survey.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Social support, psychosocial risks, and cardiovascular health: Using harmonized data from the Jackson Heart Study, Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America Study, and Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.SSM - population health · 2022Article
- Intimate Relationships and Coronary Heart Disease: Implications for Risk, Prevention, and Patient Management.Current cardiology reports · 2022Review
- The Associations of Intimate Partner Violence and Non-Partner Sexual Violence with Hypertension in South African Women.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The Cardiovascular Cost of Silence: Relationships Between Self-silencing and Carotid Atherosclerosis in Midlife Women.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2022Article
- Sex-differences in psychosocial sequelae after spontaneous cervical artery dissection.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- A Rapid Review on the Influence of COVID-19 Lockdown and Quarantine Measures on Modifiable Cardiovascular Risk Factors in the General Population.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Review
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Abstract
objectiveTo review the recent (1995-2009) literature on psychosocial risk and protective factors for coronary heart disease (CHD) among women, including negative emotions, stress, social relationships, and positive psychological factors.
methodsArticles for the review were identified using PubMed and bibliographies of relevant articles. Eligible studies included at least 100 women and either focused on a) exclusively female participants or b) both men and women, conducting either gender-stratified analyses or examining interactions with gender. Sixty-seven published reports were identified that examined prospective associations with incident or recurrent CHD.
resultsIn general, evidence suggests that depression, anxiety disorders, anger suppression, and stress associated with relationships or family responsibilities are associated with elevated CHD risk among women, that supportive social relationships and positive psychological factors may be associated with reduced risk, and that general anxiety, hostility, and work-related stress are less consistently associated with CHD among women relative to men.
conclusionsA growing literature supports the significance of psychosocial factors for the development of CHD among women. Consideration of both traditional psychosocial factors (e.g., depression) and factors that may be especially important for women (e.g., stress associated with responsibilities at home or multiple roles) may improve identification of women at elevated risk as well as the development of effective psychological interventions for women with or at risk for CHD.
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