ReviewCurrent cardiology reports2016
Mental Stress and Ventricular Arrhythmias.
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27 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 48 citations in OpenAlex.
- Sudden cardiac death owing to arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy: Two case reports and systematic literature review.Medicine · 2017Pooled it
- Implementation, feasibility, and acceptability of quality of life therapy to improve positive emotions among patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2020Trial
- Heart-brain axis pathophysiological understanding and clinical impact.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Review
- 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
- Detection and Predictors of Arrhythmia in Patients with Chronic Noncardioembolic Ischemic Stroke on Wearable Electrocardiogram Device.Asian journal of neurosurgery · 2025Article
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- Comprehensive nursing interventions enhance sleep quality in patients with arrhythmia following AMI.Medicine · 2025Observational
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- Is self-perception of cardiac symptoms related to the psychological profile of patients? A cross-sectional study of individuals undergoing 24-hour Holter monitoring.Einstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2025Observational
- Autonomic reactivity to mental stress is associated with cardiovascular mortality.European heart journal open · 2024Article
- Patients with Achilles Tendon Rupture Are Prone to Develop Ventricular Arrhythmia.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- The Impact of Mental Stress on Cardiovascular Health-Part II.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
- Multivariate Brain Activity while Viewing and Reappraising Affective Scenes Does Not Predict the Multiyear Progression of Preclinical Atherosclerosis in Otherwise Healthy Midlife Adults.Affective science · 2022Article
- Intimate Relationships and Coronary Heart Disease: Implications for Risk, Prevention, and Patient Management.Current cardiology reports · 2022Review
- Bibliometric analysis of post-traumatic stress disorder in forensic medicine: Research trends, hot spots, and prospects.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Psychological factors and cardiac repolarization instability during anger in implantable cardioverter defibrillator patients.Annals of noninvasive electrocardiology : the official journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc · 2021Article
- Psychological stress in heart failure: a potentially actionable disease modifier.Heart failure reviews · 2021Review
- Validity of the Polar V800 Monitor for Assessing Heart Rate Variability in Elderly Adults under Mental Stress and Dual Task Conditions.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Anxiety, Mental Stress, and Sudden Cardiac Arrest: Epidemiology, Possible Mechanisms and Future Research.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Review
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Abstract
Anger and other negative emotions can precipitate sudden death, as shown in studies of population stressors. Clinical studies of patients with implantable defibrillators demonstrate that anger can trigger ventricular arrhythmias. Long-term negative emotions also increase vulnerability to arrhythmias. Mechanisms linking anger and arrhythmias include autonomic changes, which alter repolarization, possibly enhanced in patients with sympathetic denervation, which in turn trigger potentially lethal polymorphic ventricular tachycardias. Interventions which decrease negative emotions and resultant autonomic responses may be therapeutic in patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators.
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