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ReviewCurrent cardiology reviews2025

Serum Cortisol and Cardiovascular Disease Risk - A Potential Biomarker.

Wei Jet Oo, Chooi Ling Lim, Mun Hon Goh, Rhun Yian Koh

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Review in Current cardiology reviews, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Sleep loss as a cardiometabolic risk factor: a narrative review of clinical and public health implications.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2026
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4 authors.

Wei Jet OoDivision of Applied Biomedical Science and Biotechnology, School of Health Sciences, IMU University, 126, Jalan Jalil Perkasa 19, Bukit Jalil, 57000, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Chooi Ling LimDivision of Applied Biomedical Science and Biotechnology, School of Health Sciences, IMU University, 126, Jalan Jalil Perkasa 19, Bukit Jalil, 57000, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0002-2926-892X
Mun Hon GohLaboratory and Blood Services Department, National Heart Institute, 145, Jalan Tun Razak, 50400, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Rhun Yian KohDivision of Applied Biomedical Science and Biotechnology, School of Health Sciences, IMU University, 126, Jalan Jalil Perkasa 19, Bukit Jalil, 57000, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cardiovascular disease (CVD), the leading cause of death globally, poses a significant burden on the healthcare sector. Its association with stress and Cushing's Syndrome has driven cortisol, the 'stress hormone,' to be a potential candidate in determining CVD risk. Cortisol synthesis and release through the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis are regulated by several hormones and receptors involved in the pathological cascade towards CVD. Evidence suggests that metabolic syndrome plays a major role in cortisol-mediated CVD risk. On the other hand, non-metabolic features are also implicated when the association between cortisol and CVD risk remains significant upon normalisation of metabolic parameters. Correspondingly, the treatment for hypercortisolism is often found effective in lowering CVD risk. Despite available evidence, several factors continue to hinder the clinical use of cortisol as a risk biomarker for CVD. This review provides an insight into the role of serum cortisol in CVD progression and risk, with emphasis on the mechanistic features and parameters.

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Cardiovascular DiseasesHydrocortisoneBiomarkersCushing SyndromeHeart Disease Risk FactorsHumansHypothalamo-Hypophyseal SystemPituitary-Adrenal SystemRisk FactorsBiomarkersHydrocortisonebiomarkercardiovascularhormonemechanistic parameters.Serum cortisolstress

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