At the heart of the matter: how mental stress and negative emotions affect atrial fibrillation

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common form of cardiac arrhythmia, affecting 2%–3% of the world's population. Mental and emotional stress, as well as some mental health conditions (e.g., depression) have been shown to significantly impact the heart and have been suggested to act both as in...

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Main Authors: Donato Giuseppe Leo, Hizir Ozdemir, Deirdre A. Lane, Gregory Y. H. Lip, Simon S. Keller, Riccardo Proietti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2023.1171647/full