Allostatic load and incident heart failure in the Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) study

Abstract Background Allostatic load (AL) is the physiologic “wear and tear” on the body from stress. Yet, despite stress being implicated in the development heart failure (HF), it is unknown whether AL is associated with incident HF events. Methods We examined 16,765 participants without HF at basel...

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Main Authors: Christine Park, Joanna B. Ringel, Laura C. Pinheiro, Alanna A. Morris, Madeline Sterling, Lauren Balkan, Samprit Banerjee, Emily B. Levitan, Monika M. Safford, Parag Goyal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-07-01
Series:BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12872-023-03371-z