Key result
The Coronary Risk Personality, characterized by impatience, type A behavior, and depression, was discernable in MI patients compared to healthy controls.
Why the study?
Are psychophysiological features of the Coronary Risk Personality clearly discernable before myocardial infarction?
Case-Control (n=124)
Are psychophysiological features of the Coronary Risk Personality clearly discernable before myocardial infarction?
Impatience, type A behavior, and depression are key psychological features associated with coronary risk, potentially mediated by sympathetic reactivity.
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Hypothesis-generating for MI risk; does not support screening or practice change without prospective validation.
Lorenz J.P. van Doornen (2010) conducted a case-control in Myocardial infarction (n=124). Coronary Risk Personality traits vs. Healthy controls was evaluated on Psychological and psychophysiological features. The Coronary Risk Personality, characterized by impatience, type A behavior, and depression, was discernable in MI patients compared to healthy controls.
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