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Editorial: Insights into Psychocardiology: Investigating the Brain-Heart Connection, Volume III

  • By

  • Marlies Alvarenga

  • Kai Kahl

  • July 13, 2026

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    Cardiovascular disease is often viewed through a lesion-centered paradigm, neglecting the biopsychosocial context influencing disease.

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    Research indicates that cardiovascular risk and recovery are shaped by interacting biopsychosocial mechanisms over time.

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    Sleep is identified as a modifiable risk factor in cardiac populations, linked to hospitalization and mortality.

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    Anxiety is more strongly associated with cardiovascular variability than depression, suggesting a link between psychological states and cardiovascular function.

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    Organizational factors, such as long working hours and job strain, significantly contribute to cardiovascular risk among healthcare workers.

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Editorial: Community series in psychocardiology: exploring the brain-heart interface, volume III

  • by Marlies Alvarenga, Kai Kahl

  • July 13, 2026

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