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The Use of Hair Cortisol as a Biomarker of Chronic Stress in Patients with a recent Acute Myocardial Infarction

Background Acute Myocardial infarction (MI) or heart attack is a leading cause of death worldwide. Since an MI is a stressful life event, plasma cortisol levels are expected to increase significantly from the baseline. Cortisol and dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) as products of the hypothalamicpituita...

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Main Author: Mabotha, Ernest Magee
Other Authors: Van Wyk, Jennifer
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Division of Dermatology 2022
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