Why the study?
Type D personality increases mortality risk in acquired heart disease, but its impact on mortality in adults with congenital heart disease was unknown.
Does Type D personality increase the risk of all-cause mortality in adults with congenital heart disease?
Comparison
Type D personality vs non-type D personality
Design
Prospective registry-based cohort study
Authors
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May warrant Type D screening for risk stratification in adult CHD; extends acquired-disease findings but remains hypothesis-generating pending intervention trials.
Does Type D personality increase the risk of all-cause mortality in adults with congenital heart disease?
Type D personality is an independent predictor of all-cause mortality in adults with congenital heart disease, extending previous findings from acquired heart disease populations.
Kauw et al. (2020) studied this question.
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