Is atherosclerosis a neurogenic phenomenon?

Identified risk factors for atherosclerosis include diet, age, gender, family history, stress, lifestyle, smoking, diabetes, dyslipidemias, hypertension, and HIV. The mechanistic rationale to explain these associations remains poorly understood. We believe that these seemingly unrelated entities may promote atherosclerosis through a common pathway by inducing adventitial autonomic dysfunction, specifically as an adventitial stress dysfunction of neurogenic origin.

Monetary resident incentives: effect on patient satisfaction in an academic emergency department.

Unlabelled: Patient satisfaction most be a priority in emergency departments (EDs). The care provided by residents forms much of the patient contact in academic EDs.

Objective: To determine if monetary incentives for emergency medicine (EM) residents improve patient satisfaction scores on a mailed survey.