How chronic stress and depression harm the heart

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/569299

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Very little is known about mechanisms whereby depression harms the heart. This is especially disturbing as recent evidence indicates that while antidepressants alleviate a depressed persons negative mood, they do not eliminate danger to the heart. We will use an animal model to determine: How depression affects the electrical stability of the heart; The identity of the brain mechanisms that are involved; and which drugs can be used to protect the heart fro the harmful effects of depression.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2009

End Date: 01-01-2013

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $372,005.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Medical bacteriology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

Animal model | Cardiac arrhythmia | Central autonomic control | Depression and cardiac disease | Depression and cardiovascular disease | Inflammatory mediators | Psychological stress | Stress | Sudden cardiac death

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