Relationship between chronic stress and carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) in elderly Alzheimer's disease caregivers

The stress associated with providing care for a spouse diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease can have adverse effects on cardiovascular health. One potential explanation is that chronic caregiving stress may contribute to the development of atherosclerosis. The purpose of this study was to determi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Stress (Amsterdam, Netherlands) Netherlands), 2012-03, Vol.15 (2), p.121-129
Hauptverfasser:	Roepke, Susan K., Allison, Matthew, Von Känel, Roland, Mausbach, Brent T., Chattillion, Elizabeth A., Harmell, Alexandrea L., Patterson, Thomas L., Dimsdale, Joel E., Mills, Paul J., Ziegler, Michael G., Ancoli-Israel, Sonia, Grant, Igor
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Aging - physiology Alzheimer Disease - therapy Alzheimer's disease atherosclerosis Atherosclerosis - physiopathology Blood Pressure - physiology Caregivers caregiving Carotid Artery Diseases - diagnostic imaging Carotid Artery, Common - diagnostic imaging Carotid Intima-Media Thickness chronic stress coronary heart disease Female Humans Hypertension - diagnostic imaging Hypertension - physiopathology intima-media thickness Male Middle Aged Risk Factors Stress, Psychological - diagnostic imaging
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