Association of stressful life events with acute myocardial infarction in population in the city of Nis within the period from 1998-2000.

Abstract

These findings indicate that stressful life events are associated with AMI and that they are very important for further epidemiological investigation of the triggering mechanisms and should improve preventive strategies of this serious disorder.

Psychosocial Risk Factors for Acute Myocardial Infarction: Results of a Case-Control Study in a Teaching Hospital at Karachi, Pakistan

“…A study conducted by Deljanin et al concluded that serious illness of family members is a risk for AMI [19]. Similarly, illness in the past and illness in the family are associated with AMI as was seen in INTERHEART study [4] and Tofler et al [9] in their study which supports our results.…”

Work-related stress among primary healthcare workers

“…In an individual under stress, the psychological consequences such as high levels of irritability, frustration, anxiety, aggression, nervousness, apathy, depression, disorientation, loss of selfesteem, as well as somatic consequences, such as high blood pressure, arrhythmia, and difficult breathing are the most striking. If these problems persist for a long time, they can lead to serious disorders of the digestive system, cardiovascular system, immune system, locomotor system resulting in atherosclerotic changes in the blood vessels, digestive disorders, frequent colds, malignant diseases, asthma and other long-term diseases [2][3][4][5][6][7] . Regardless of the resistance of psychic and physical constitutions to the effects of stressors, high levels of stress as well as chronic stress have a negative impact on performance [8][9][10] .…”

“…In accordance with the above-mentioned, some empirical studies have confirmed that there is an increased level of stress at workplace among medical personnel in Serbia and the risk of burnout syndrome 16 , and that it could be prevented, which requires more detailed research and identification of groups that are especially susceptible/exposed to stress. Personal characteristics such as gender, age, education, workplace, family and social status are potential indicators that act upon on the vulnerability of an individual in stressful situations 7 , and the relationship of these indicators with the level of stress among employees in health care institutions in Serbia has not yet been thoroughly examined.…”