Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in both developed and developing nations. Traditional and nontraditional risk factors are casually associated with CVDs, and ...
Psychosocial stressors in psychosomatic cardiology: A narrative review
The definition of a psychosocial stressor and reactions to it is discussed in relation to individual and environmental factors. The relation of this model to psychophysiological stress reactions and r...
Does psychosocial stress lead to spontaneous coronary artery dissection? A review of the evidence
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is the acute development of a false lumen within the coronary artery wall by the spontaneous formation of an intramural hematoma which may compromise coro...
Is noise exposure a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases? A literature review
We are exposed to noise on a daily basis, and noise pollution is increasingly becoming more intense, especially with more people living in the urban areas. Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leadi...
A narrative review on obstructive sleep apnea in China: A sleeping giant in disease pathology
We review the aspects of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), which is the most common respiratory disorder of sleep in China. Approximately 176 million people in China have apnea/hypopnea index ≥5/h,...
Heart and Mind, a publication of the China International Medical Foundation (CIMF) and the Asia-Pacific institute of Psycho-Cardiology Research, is an international peer reviewed journal with Quarterly print on demand compilation of issues. The journal’s full text is available online at http://www.heartmindjournal.org. The journal allows free access (Open Access) to its contents and permits authors to self-archive final accepted versions of the articles on any OAI-compliant institutional / subject-based repository. The journal focuses on relationships between cardiovascular diseases and mental/psychological disorders, as well as their relationship and interaction with other diseases, environmental and lifestyle factors.
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