Acronyms ApoB

Total word count: 1955 (including references) Brief reportStress reduction in patients with coronary artery disease.Does it change the levels of cortisol secretion? AbstractIt has been shown that behavioural therapy has effects on stress behaviour in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). Salivary cortisol measurements are widely used to assess psychological stress and/or stress reactivity. The aim of this study was to investigate whether improved stress behaviour in type A CAD patients involved changes in cortisol secretion pattern. Twenty-four male patients were identified as type A individuals and completed a 12 months cognitive-behavioral stress management program. Stress behaviour was evaluated by using a validated questionnaire. Morning and evening salivary cortisol levels were measured over 3 consecutive days at baseline and after 12 months. Although the patients showed a significant improvement in psychosocial well-being after 12 months, their basal cortisol levels or diurnal rhythm of cortisol did not change. There was no correlation between stress score and cortisol levels. The value of salivary cortisol as both a stress marker and a new cardiovascular risk factor has been discussed but the data from this small pilot study raise the question of its utility as a stress marker in cardiac rehabilitation.

A carotenoids are independently associated with matrix metalloproteinase-9 in plasma samples from a general population., 2012, Journal of Internal Medicine. which has been published in final form at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j. 1365-2796.2012

A carotenoids are independently associated with matrix metalloproteinase-9 in plasma samples from a general population., 2012, Journal of Internal Medicine. which has been published in final form at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j. 1365-2796.2012