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The syndrome of vital exhaustion (VE), a risk indicator for myocardial infarction, is characterized by excessive fatigue, irritability, and demoralization. Dysregulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) axis is a potential pathogenic mechanism in fatigue syndromes, but little is known about HPA function in syndromal VE.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology - PAR 45, Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands. n.nicolson@sp.unimaas.nl
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