Higher cortisol predicts less improvement in verbal memory performance after cardiac rehabilitation in patients with coronary artery disease.

Conclusion. Prolonged hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis activation may interfere with exercise-related improvements in memory in CAD. PMID: 23401745 [PubMed]
Source: Cardiovascular Psychiatry and Neurology - Category: Psychiatry Tags: Cardiovasc Psychiatry Neurol Source Type: research