American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 105, Issue 1 , Pages 25-28 , 1 January 2010

Prognosis After Change in Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction During Mental Stress Testing in Patients With Stable Coronary Artery Disease

  • Michael A. Babyak, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel: 919-684-3828; fax: 919-684-8629
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  • James A. Blumenthal, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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  • Alan Hinderliter, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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  • Benson Hoffman, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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  • Robert A. Waugh, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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  • R. Edward Coleman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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  • Andrew Sherwood, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina

Received 20 May 2009 ,Revised 7 August 2009 ,Accepted 7 August 2009.

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 This study was supported by Grants HL59672 and M01-RR-30 from the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.

PII: S0002-9149(09)02212-7

doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.08.647

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 105, Issue 1 , Pages 25-28 , 1 January 2010

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