Spousal bereavement is associated with more pronounced ex vivo cytokine production and lower heart rate variability: Mechanisms underlying cardiovascular risk?

  • Christopher P. Fagundes
  • , Kyle W. Murdock
  • , Angie LeRoy
  • , Faiza Baameur
  • , Julian F. Thayer
  • , Cobi Heijnen

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)65-71
Number of pages7
JournalPsychoneuroendocrinology
Volume93
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2018
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
  • Endocrinology
  • Endocrine and Autonomic Systems
  • Psychiatry and Mental health
  • Biological Psychiatry

Keywords

  • Cardiovascular disease
  • Grief
  • Heart rate variability
  • Inflammation
  • Loss
  • Psychoneuroimmunology

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