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Human Contact and Cardiac Arrhythmia in a Coronary Care Unit
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1977
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Cardiac AnaesthesiaWearable TechnologyHealth PsychologySocial SciencesPsychologyElectrophysiological EvaluationPsychophysiologyPulse PalpationCardiologyHuman ContactCoronary Care PatientsCardiac CareCardiac ArrestCardiovascular DiseaseCoronary UnitPsychosocial InteractionsElectrophysiologyMedicineEmotionEmergency MedicineAnesthesiologyArrhythmia
In a sample of 225 coronary care patients it was observed that a significant reduction in ventricular arrhythmias occurred following pulse palpation. These data suggest that significant changes in ventricular arrhythmia can occur as a result of even minimally arousing psychosocial interactions.