Psychological stress, the central nervous system and arrhythmias
Pier D. Lambiase, Sarah N. Garfinkel, Peter Taggart
Abstract
This review highlights the links between psychological stress and the neurocircuitry of cardiac-brain interactions leading to arrhythmias. The role of efferent and afferent connections in the heart-brain axis is considered, with the mechanisms by which emotional responses promote arrhythmias illustrated by inherited cardiac conditions. Novel therapeutic targets for intervention in the autonomic nervous system are considered.
Topics & Concepts
Central nervous systemStress (linguistics)Psychological stressNeurosciencePsychologyMedicineClinical psychologyPhilosophyLinguisticsPsychosomatic Disorders and Their TreatmentsHeart Rate Variability and Autonomic ControlAnxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes