Cardiovascular Psychiatry and Neurology 
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This study aims to identify the acute effects of physical exercise on specific cognitive functions immediately following an increase in cardiovascular activity. Stair-climbing exercise is used to increase the cardiovascular output of human subjects. The color-naming Stroop Test was used to identify the cognitive improvements in executive function with respect to processing speed and error rate. The study compared the Stroop results before and immediately after exercise and before and after nonexercise, as a control. The results show that there is a significant increase in processing speed and a reduction in errors immediat...
Source: Cardiovascular Psychiatry and Neurology - November 25, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Cardiovasc Psychiatry Neurol Source Type: research
Combining personality traits with traditional risk factors for coronary stenosis: an artificial neural networks solution in patients with computed tomography detected coronary artery disease.
This study shows a nonlinear and simultaneous pathway between traditional risk factors and personality traits associated with coronary stenosis in CAD patients without history of cardiovascular disease. In particular, anger seems to be the main personality factor for CAP in addition to traditional risk factors.
PMID: 24198964 [PubMed] (Source: Cardiovascular Psychiatry and Neurology)
Source: Cardiovascular Psychiatry and Neurology - November 25, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Cardiovasc Psychiatry Neurol Source Type: research
Risk of Mortality (including Sudden Cardiac Death) and Major Cardiovascular Events in Users of Olanzapine and Other Antipsychotics: A Study with the General Practice Research Database.
Conclusions. Use of antipsychotic agents was associated with increased risk of all-cause and cardiac mortality. Patients treated with olanzapine were found to be at increased risk of cardiac mortality versus psychiatric nonusers.
PMID: 24416588 [PubMed] (Source: Cardiovascular Psychiatry and Neurology)
Source: Cardiovascular Psychiatry and Neurology - November 25, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Cardiovasc Psychiatry Neurol Source Type: research
Effects of age and cardiovascular disease on selective attention.
Authors: Chokron S, Helft G, Perez C
Abstract
In order to study the effect of normal aging and cardiovascular disease on selective attention, a letter-identification task was proposed to younger and older healthy adults as well as patients with a recent myocardial infarction or a recent coronary artery bypass grafting. Participants had to detect either a big stimulus or a small one surrounded by flanking letters. The stimuli were displayed horizontally, either in the left (LVF) or in the right visual field (RVF). The interaction between the type of stimulus and the hemifield of presentation reached signifi...
Source: Cardiovascular Psychiatry and Neurology - November 25, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Cardiovasc Psychiatry Neurol Source Type: research
Risk of mortality (including sudden cardiac death) and major cardiovascular events in atypical and typical antipsychotic users: a study with the general practice research database.
Conclusions. Antipsychotic users had an increased risk of cardiac mortality, all-cause mortality, and SCD compared to a psychiatric nonuser cohort.
PMID: 24455199 [PubMed] (Source: Cardiovascular Psychiatry and Neurology)
Source: Cardiovascular Psychiatry and Neurology - November 25, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Cardiovasc Psychiatry Neurol Source Type: research
Cognitive Performance following Carotid Endarterectomy or Stenting in Asymptomatic Patients with Severe ICA Stenosis.
Conclusion. The results reflect a substantial equivalence of the overall performance at the before- and after- CEA or CAS tests. In two domains, however, the postintervention performance resulted improved. The findings support the hypothesis that recanalization of a stenotic carotid could improve brain functions by resolving hypothetical "hypoperfusion" states, associated with the narrowing of the vessels.
PMID: 24455200 [PubMed] (Source: Cardiovascular Psychiatry and Neurology)
Source: Cardiovascular Psychiatry and Neurology - November 25, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Cardiovasc Psychiatry Neurol Source Type: research
Fatty Acid desaturase gene polymorphisms and metabolic measures in schizophrenia and bipolar patients taking antipsychotics.
This study used a cross-sectional design, fasting blood draws, and genetic analysis to investigate associations between polymorphisms, haplotypes, and metabolic measures. A total of 320 subjects with schizophrenia (n = 226) or bipolar disorder (n = 94) were included in this study. The mean age of the population was 42.5 years and 45% were male. A significant association between FADS1 and FADS2 haplotypes was found with insulin resistance while controlling for confounders. Further investigation is required to replicate this finding.
PMID: 24455201 [PubMed] (Source: Cardiovascular Psychiatry and Neurology)
Source: Cardiovascular Psychiatry and Neurology - November 25, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Cardiovasc Psychiatry Neurol Source Type: research
Correlation between Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome and Cardiac Disease Severity.
Conclusion. Our study found a strong correlation between the number of stenotic vessels and OSA. Based on our findings, OSA can be a predisposing factor for cardiac diseases.
PMID: 24701348 [PubMed] (Source: Cardiovascular Psychiatry and Neurology)
Source: Cardiovascular Psychiatry and Neurology - November 25, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Cardiovasc Psychiatry Neurol Source Type: research
Emotional Regulation and Depression: A Potential Mediator between Heart and Mind.
Authors: Compare A, Zarbo C, Shonin E, Van Gordon W, Marconi C
Abstract
A narrative review of the major evidence concerning the relationship between emotional regulation and depression was conducted. The literature demonstrates a mediating role of emotional regulation in the development of depression and physical illness. Literature suggests in fact that the employment of adaptive emotional regulation strategies (e.g., reappraisal) causes a reduction of stress-elicited emotions leading to physical disorders. Conversely, dysfunctional emotional regulation strategies and, in particular, rumination and emotio...
Source: Cardiovascular Psychiatry and Neurology - November 25, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Cardiovasc Psychiatry Neurol Source Type: research
Duration of type 2 diabetes and very low density lipoprotein levels are associated with cognitive dysfunction in metabolic syndrome.
Authors: Yogi-Morren D, Galioto R, Strandjord SE, Kennedy L, Manroa P, Kirwan JP, Kashyap S, Gunstad J
Abstract
Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is now recognized as an independent risk factor for accelerated cognitive decline and neurological conditions like Alzheimer's disease. Less is known about the neurocognitive function of T2D patients with comorbid metabolic syndrome, despite their elevated risk for impairment. Computerized testing in 47 adults with T2D that met criteria for NCEP metabolic syndrome revealed that cognitive impairment was prevalent, including 13% in tests of memory, 50% in attention, and 35% in...
Source: Cardiovascular Psychiatry and Neurology - November 25, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Cardiovasc Psychiatry Neurol Source Type: research
Prevalence of psychiatric morbidities in acute coronary heart disease.
Conclusion. The high prevalence of psychiatric problems and psychosocial stresses among patients with IHD deserves sufficient attention by clinicians for detection, monitoring, and management of them.
PMID: 25140248 [PubMed] (Source: Cardiovascular Psychiatry and Neurology)
Source: Cardiovascular Psychiatry and Neurology - November 25, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Cardiovasc Psychiatry Neurol Source Type: research
Gamma-glutamyl transferase levels in patients with acute ischemic stroke.
Conclusion. Higher GGT levels in AIS patients reinforce the relationship of GGT with inflammation and oxidative stress. The observation of higher GGT levels in patients with relatively larger areas of infarction is indicative of a positive correlation between increases in infarct areas and elevated GGT levels.
PMID: 25202453 [PubMed] (Source: Cardiovascular Psychiatry and Neurology)
Source: Cardiovascular Psychiatry and Neurology - November 25, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Cardiovasc Psychiatry Neurol Source Type: research
A Comparative Study between Olanzapine and Risperidone Regarding Drug-Induced Electrocardiographic Changes.
Conclusion. Comparable propensity of olanzapine and risperidone for induction of electrocardiographic changes demands adequate cautiousness by clinicians, particularly with respect to shortening of Q-T interval, which was mainly noticeable in the olanzapine group.
PMID: 25276418 [PubMed] (Source: Cardiovascular Psychiatry and Neurology)
Source: Cardiovascular Psychiatry and Neurology - November 25, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Cardiovasc Psychiatry Neurol Source Type: research
Impact of identification and treatment of depression in heart transplant patients.
Conclusion. Early identification and treatment of depression in OHT patients result in outcomes similar to nondepressed patients.
PMID: 25295180 [PubMed] (Source: Cardiovascular Psychiatry and Neurology)
Source: Cardiovascular Psychiatry and Neurology - November 25, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Cardiovasc Psychiatry Neurol Source Type: research
