Do episodes of anger trigger myocardial infarction? A case-crossover analysis in the Stockholm Heart Epidemiology Program (SHEEP)

J Möller, J Hallqvist, Finn Diderichsen, T Theorell, C Reuterwall, A Ahlbom

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Abstract

Our objectives were to study anger as a trigger of acute myocardial infarction (MI) and to explore potential effect modification by usual behavioral patterns related to hostility.
Original languageEnglish
JournalPsychosomatic Medicine
Volume61
Issue number6
Pages (from-to)842-9
Number of pages8
ISSN0033-3174
Publication statusPublished - 1999

Keywords

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Anger
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Cross-Over Studies
  • Female
  • Hostility
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Myocardial Infarction
  • Questionnaires
  • Risk
  • Risk Factors
  • Stress, Psychological
  • Sweden
  • Time Factors

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