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Stress and Heart Disease

Proceedings of the International Symposium on Stress and Heart Disease, June 26–29, 1984 Winnipeg, Canada

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  • © 1985

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Editors:
  1. Robert E. Beamish

    1. University of Manitoba, Canada

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  2. Pawan K. Singal

    1. University of Manitoba, Canada

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  3. Naranjan S. Dhalla

    1. University of Manitoba, Canada

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Part of the book series: Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine (DICM, volume 45)

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Table of contents (34 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Psychosocial Factors and Sudden Death

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. History of the Study of Stress and Heart Disease

      • Stewart G. Wolf
      Pages 3-16

    3. The Epidemiology of Sudden Cardiac Death: Incidence, Clinical Features, Biomedical and Psychosocial Risk Factors

      • C. D. Jenkins
      Pages 17-43

    4. Psychosocial Stress and Sudden Cardiac Death: Brain Mechanisms

      • James E. Skinner
      Pages 44-59

    5. Socioenvironmental Factors in Heart Disease

      • S. L. Syme
      Pages 60-70

    6. Stress, Social Habits and Heart Disease

      • Richard J. Bing
      Pages 71-80

    7. Myocardial Ischemia Induced by Emotion in Patients with Angina Pectoris

      • A. L’Abbate, C. Carpeggiani, M. G. Trivella, I. Simonetti, A. Biagini
      Pages 81-92

    8. Life Stress and Relapse in Smoking Cessation

      • Paul M. Camic, Harriet deWIT
      Pages 93-98

    9. Nucleus Tractus Solitarii (NTS): Does It Mask the Interaction of Blood Pressure and Thermal Energetics?

      • J. Roger Wilson, Doreen M. Fyda
      Pages 99-115

    10. Utilization of a New Objective, Non-Physical Stress Test

      • Robert S. Eliot, James C. Buell
      Pages 116-126

  3. Coronary Spasm and Arrhythmias

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 127-127
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    2. Involvement of Catecholamines in Coronary Spasm Under Stressful Conditions

      • R. E. Beamish, N. S. Dhalla
      Pages 129-141

    3. A New Animal Model for Coronary Spasm — Provocation and Prevention

      • M. Nakamura
      Pages 142-153

    4. Electrocardiographic Manifestations of Neurological Disease: A Unifying Hypothesis

      • Martin A. Samuels
      Pages 154-166

    5. Some Psychological Features of Cardiac Arrhythmia

      • R. D. Martin, K. D. Chadda
      Pages 167-172

    6. The Genesis and Control of Reperfusion Arrhythmias

      • David J. Hearse, Allan S. Manning
      Pages 173-189

    7. Antioxidant Protection against Epinephrine-Induced Arrhythmias

      • P. K. Singal, N. Kapur, R. E. Beamish, P. K. Das, N. S. Dhalla
      Pages 190-201

  4. Cardiomyopathies and Atherosclerosis

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 203-203
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    2. Clinical Observations on Stress and Cardiomyopathy

      • J. F. Goodwin
      Pages 205-210
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About this book

It has been known or suspected for centuries that there is an association between mind and emotions and the occurrence of heart disease apd sudden death. During the past fifty years this relationship has become identified with the concept of Stress, a notion developed and popularized by Hans Selye. In recent years there has been an upward surge of interest in stress by scientists in several disciplines and by the general public. Although, books, journal articles, seminars and media programs devoted to stress now abound, the definition, manifestations, mechanisms, and management of stress remain uncertain and controversial. In an attempt to clarify the situation an International Symposium on Stress and Heart Disease was held in Winnipeg, Canada, June 26-29, 1984, and the proceedings form the basis of this book and its companion volume "Patho­ genesis of Stress-Induced Heart Disease". Although most species which have ever existed are now extinct through countless millenia, the human species has successfully adapted to changing conditions ("stressors") such as ice ages, predators and parasites, wars, famine and plague, and now it is coping with rapidly changing social, economic and political circumstances. Such adaptation occurs at all levels of life- at the molecular level within the cell, at the level of the whole cell, in the groups of cells as organs, in the entire organism or individual, and in some cases, in the society in which the individual lives.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Manitoba, Canada

    Robert E. Beamish, Pawan K. Singal, Naranjan S. Dhalla

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Stress and Heart Disease

  • Book Subtitle: Proceedings of the International Symposium on Stress and Heart Disease, June 26–29, 1984 Winnipeg, Canada

  • Editors: Robert E. Beamish, Pawan K. Singal, Naranjan S. Dhalla

  • Series Title: Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2587-1

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Martinus Nijhoff Publishing, Boston 1985

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-89838-709-4Published: 31 March 1985

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4612-9622-5Published: 01 October 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4613-2587-1Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0166-9842

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 447

  • Topics: Cardiology

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