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Review
. 2011 Jul 19;124(3):346-54.
doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.110.968776.

Physical, psychological and chemical triggers of acute cardiovascular events: preventive strategies

Murray A Mittleman  1 , Elizabeth Mostofsky
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Review

Physical, psychological and chemical triggers of acute cardiovascular events: preventive strategies

Murray A Mittleman et al. Circulation. .
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Figure 1
Pathophysiology of acute triggers. This cartoon depicts some of the proposed mechanisms linking behavioral and environmental triggers and cardiovascular outcomes. Additional direct and indirect pathways are likely to exist.
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Figure 2
Schematic representation of MI risk in active and sedentary subjects. The dashed line shows the large transient increase in the risk of MI associated with an isolated episode of vigorous exertion in sedentary subjects. The solid line shows that subjects who habitually exercise have a lower risk of MI while at rest and also a much smaller transient increase in risk associated with each episode of exercise.
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