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Long-term caregiving is associated with impaired cardiovagal baroreflex.

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Abstract
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Caregiving stress is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Inability to adequately regulate blood pressure is a possible underlying mechanism explaining this risk. We examined the relationship between length of caregiving and cardiovagal baroreflex sensitivity (cBRS) to better understand the link between caregiving and CVD risk.

Year of Publication
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2017
Journal
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Journal of psychosomatic research
Volume
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103
Number of Pages
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29-33
ISSN Number
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0022-3999
URL
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https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0022-3999(17)30479-8
DOI
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10.1016/j.jpsychores.2017.10.001
Short Title
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J Psychosom Res
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