Elevated levels of cortisol in hair precede acute myocardial infarction

Abstract Long term stress exposure is typical for modern societies and might trigger different diseases. This case–control study reveals that persons who had suffered an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) had elevated cortisol concentrations in the month before the acute event. Middle-aged patients a...

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Main Authors: Tomas Faresjö, Susanna Strömberg, Mike Jones, Andreas Stomby, Jan-Erik Karlsson, Carl Johan Östgren, Åshild Faresjö, Elvar Theodorsson
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2020
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/689192e91bf74d9b8b1d715f3a9881e6
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