EMOTIONAL STRESS AS A PRECIPITATING FACTOR IN SUDDEN DEATHS DUE TO CORONARY INSUFFICIENCY

• NCJ Number: 12092
• Journal: Journal of Forensic Sciences Volume: 18 Issue: 1 Dated: (JANUARY 1973) Pages: 47-52
• Author(s): M A O MALIK
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 6 pages
• Corporate Author: American Soc for Testing and Materials
• Publication Format: Article

Annotation

TWENTY-TWO RELIABLY DOCUMENTED CASES OF SUDDEN CORONARY DEATHS RELATED TO A RANGE OF EMOTIONAL STRESSES--ANGER, GRIEF, DEPRESSION, FRIGHT, AND EXCITEMENT.

Abstract

THE POSSIBLE MECHANISMS INVOLVED ARE DISCUSSED, AND IT IS SUGGESTED THAT EMOTIONAL STRESS MAY PLAY A ROLE IN THE PATHOGENESIS OF CORONARY ATHEROMA.