A patient's perception of their outcome after coronary artery bypass surgery is heavily influenced by their personality and coping style, rather than just their cardiac symptoms.
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Personality may shape perceived CABG success beyond symptoms; hypothesis-generating for psychological interventions in cardiac surgery.
Ramshaw et al. (1981) studied this question.
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