Key result
Type D personality was a strong independent predictor of cardiac events over 5 years in patients with coronary heart disease (OR 8.9; P=0.0001).
Why the study?
Does chronic emotional distress and type D personality increase the risk of poor outcomes in patients with coronary heart disease?
Population
319 patients with coronary heart disease (CHD)
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
5 years
Authors
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May warrant Type D assessment in CHD risk evaluation; leaves open whether intervention alters prognosis.
Cohort (n=319)
Does chronic emotional distress and type D personality increase the risk of poor outcomes in patients with coronary heart disease?
Odds Ratio: 8.9
p-value: p=0.0001
Type D personality, decreased LVEF, and younger age are strong independent predictors of adverse cardiac events and impaired quality of life in patients with coronary heart disease.
Denollet et al. (2000) conducted a cohort in Coronary heart disease (n=319). Type D personality vs. Non-Type D personality was evaluated on Cardiac events (cardiac death or nonfatal myocardial infarction) (OR 8.9, p=0.0001). Type D personality was a strong independent predictor of cardiac events over 5 years in patients with coronary heart disease (OR 8.9; P=0.0001).
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