Why the study?
Does mental stress or adrenaline infusion increase platelet aggregability in healthy male volunteers?
Population
16 healthy male volunteers
Comparison
Mental stress induced by a colour word conflict… vs 3-hour infusion of placebo or rest
Follow-up
3 hours
Authors
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May link acute stress to thrombotic risk via platelets; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Does mental stress or adrenaline infusion increase platelet aggregability in healthy male volunteers?
Mental stress and adrenaline infusion increase in vivo platelet aggregability in healthy individuals, suggesting a mechanism for stress-related cardiovascular events.
Larsson et al. (1989) studied this question.
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