Psychological stress
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Associations with medical illnesses
Coronary disease
A prospective cohort study found "Chronic job strain after a first MI [myocardial infarction] was associated with an increased risk of recurrent CHD [coronary heart disease].[1]
Gastroesophageal reflux disease
Psychological stress may lead to physiologic abnormalities in the esophagus.[2]
References
- ↑ Aboa-Eboulé C, Brisson C, Maunsell E, et al (2007). "Job strain and risk of acute recurrent coronary heart disease events". JAMA 298 (14): 1652–60. DOI:10.1001/jama.298.14.1652. PMID 17925517. Research Blogging.
- ↑ Farré R, De Vos R, Geboes K, et al (2007). "Critical role of stress in increased oesophageal mucosa permeability and dilated intercellular spaces". Gut 56 (9): 1191–7. DOI:10.1136/gut.2006.113688. PMID 17272649. Research Blogging.