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ArticleNeuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology2025

Stress-related genetic factors modify the effect of socioeconomic status on cardiovascular risk.

Krystel Abi Karam, Shady Abohashem, Hui Chong Lau, Giovanni Civieri, Wesam Aldosoky, Maria Khalil, Gagandeep Singh Arora, Robert Rollings, Alula Assefa, Taha Z Ahmad and 7 more

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Article in Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, 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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Krystel Abi KaramCardiovascular Imaging Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Shady AbohashemCardiovascular Imaging Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5033-8881
Hui Chong LauCardiovascular Imaging Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0033-2796
Giovanni CivieriDepartment of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
Wesam AldosokyCardiovascular Imaging Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Maria KhalilCardiovascular Imaging Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Gagandeep Singh AroraCardiovascular Imaging Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Robert RollingsCardiovascular Imaging Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0003-4174-1956
Alula AssefaCardiovascular Imaging Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Taha Z AhmadCardiovascular Imaging Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Jamie W BellingeCardiovascular Imaging Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Azar RadfarCardiovascular Imaging Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Karmel ChoiDepartment of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Jordan W SmollerDepartment of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Antonia V SeligowskiCardiovascular Imaging Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Ahmed TawakolCardiovascular Imaging Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Michael T OsborneCardiovascular Imaging Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA. mosborne@mgh.harvard.edu.

Funding

ROLE OF DIETARY CONSTITUENTS ON GENE EXPRESSION IN INTESTINAL EPITHELIUMP30DK040561 · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · 1994 to 2025
$6.0M
The Effect of Mindfulness on Vascular Inflammation in Stable Coronary Disease: A Multi-System PET/MRI StudyK23HL151909 · NHLBI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · 2023 to 2025
$400k
Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (Foundation for the National Institutes of Health, Inc.) K23HL151909Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (Foundation for the National Institutes of Health, Inc.) P01HL131478NHLBI NIH HHS K23 HL151909NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK040561
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Abstract

Lower socioeconomic status (SES) and higher neuroticism polygenic risk score (NEU-PGS) associate with cardiovascular disease (CVD). Chronic stress increases CVD risk via activation of neural, autonomic, and immune pathways. We evaluated whether 1) higher NEU-PGS accentuates the association between lower SES and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE); and 2) higher stress-associated neural activity and C-reactive protein and lower heart rate variability contribute to the SES-MACE link among those with higher NEU-PGS. NEU-PGS (from those with European ancestry) and SES data were derived from individuals in the Mass General Brigham Biobank. SES was assessed as median household income (N = 18,093) and area deprivation index (ADI, N = 15,276). Lower household income was defined as the lowest tertile and higher ADI as the highest. NEU-PGS was stratified about the population median. MACE, stress-associated neural activity, heart rate variability, and C-reactive protein were assessed from clinical data. Among individuals with higher (but not lower) NEU-PGS, lower household income associated with MACE (N = 6,574; OR: 1.22, p = 0.005), stress-associated neural activity (N = 480; standardized β: 0.14, p = 0.003), and heart rate variability (1,361; -0.05, p = 0.041). Higher ADI associated with MACE (5,441; 1.24, p = 0.008) and heart rate variability (1,127; -0.09, p = 0.001) among those with higher (but not lower) NEU-PGS. Lower SES associated with higher C-reactive protein across NEU-PGS groups. The mediating effect of stress-associated neural activity, heart rate variability and C-reactive protein in the SES-MACE relationship was moderated by higher NEU-PGS. Individuals with higher NEU-PGS experience greater CVD risk related to lower SES via alterations in neural, autonomic, and immune mechanisms.

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Cardiovascular DiseasesSocial ClassStress, PsychologicalAdultAgedC-Reactive ProteinFemaleHeart RateHumansMaleMiddle AgedMultifactorial InheritanceRisk FactorsC-Reactive Protein

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PMID40399641
PMCPMC12259944

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