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Publication year: 2009<br><b>Source:</b> The American Journal of Cardiology, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 14 November 2009<br>Michael A., Babyak , James A., Blumenthal , Alan, Hinderliter , Benson, Hoffman , Robert A., Waugh , …<br><br>Previous studies of patients with stable coronary artery disease have demonstrated that decreases in the left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) during acute mental stress are predictive of adverse clinical outcomes. The aim of the present study was to examine the prospective relation of mental stress on clinical outcomes in a sample of 138 patients with stable coronary artery disease. Patients underwent mental stress testing and were followed for a median of 5.9 years to assess the occurrence of t

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