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Work stress and the long QT syndrome: high job strain and effort-reward imbalance at work associated with arrhythmic risk in the long QT syndrome.
Journal of occupational and environmental medicine - 1 Dec 2013
Hintsa Taina, Määttänen I, Hintsanen M, Swan H, Toivonen L, Kontula K, Keltikangas-Järvinen L
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OBJECTIVES: To examine whether work stress is associated with a symptomatic status of the long QT syndrome (LQTS). METHODS: The sample comprised 173 KCNQ1, KCNH2, or SCN5A gene mutation carriers (70 symptomatic) and control groups of 203 relatives without the family mutation, and of 1209 population-based young Finns control subjects. Work stress was assessed using the Job Content Questionnaire and Occupational...
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