Hygiena 2020, 65(2):56-62 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1737

Stress as a risk factor of cardiovascular disease

Jana Obrová1, Eliška Sovová2, Marie Nakládalová3, Alexandra Škrobánková4
1 Fakultní nemocnice Olomouc, I. interní klinika - kardiologická, Olomouc, Česká republika
2 Fakultní nemocnice Olomouc, Klinika tělovýchovného lékařství a kardiovaskulární rehabilitace, Olomouc, Česká republika
3 Fakultní nemocnice Olomouc, Klinika pracovního lékařství, Olomouc, Česká republika
4 Fakultní nemocnice Olomouc, Hematoonkologická klinika, Olomouc, Česká republika

Psychosocial and socioeconomic factors contribute to the risk of developing cardiovascular diseases, with a worse clinical course and prognosis of cardiovascular disease. Stress plays an important role on several levels. It affects risk factors for cardiovascular diseases, the onset and development of atherosclerosis and can trigger a cardiovascular event. It modifies behaviour and lifestyle which in turn affect mental and physical health. The article focuses on issues of stress, the impact of stress on cardiovascular disease and points out how acute and chronic stress can influence developement of cardiovascular diseases in the light of epidemiological and pathophysiological evidence, and suggests how to use this knowledge in practice.

Keywords: risk factors, stress, cardiovascular diseases

Received: November 2019; Accepted: April 20, 2020; Published: May 31, 2020  Show citation

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Obrová J, Sovová E, Nakládalová M, Škrobánková A. Stress as a risk factor of cardiovascular disease. Hygiena. 2020;65(2):56-62. doi: 10.21101/hygiena.a1737.
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