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Cardiovascular Disease and the Workplace

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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide (WHO, 2011), representing 30 % of all global deaths. According to the American Heart Association (AHA), roughly one out of three Americans has some form of CVD, including high blood pressure and coronary heart disease (CHD). The total direct and indirect cost of CVD is an estimated $300 billion in the USA in 2007 alone (Roger et al., 2011). These numbers are expected to rise in the next decade, thereby underscoring the need to identify contributing mechanisms to the pathogenesis of all forms of CVD. Several models proposed to date have framed their findings examining the interaction between physiological mechanisms and psychosocial factors, replacing the outdated view that biological mechanisms alone account for this national epidemic.

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