Key result
Outwardly expressed anger is linked to increased collagen-induced platelet aggregation, a potential mechanism for CHD.
Why the study?
Potential relationships between increased platelet aggregability and psychological characteristics such as hostility and anger were investigated to explore mechanisms linking anger and coronary heart disease.
Does anger expression correlate with platelet aggregation during mental stress?
Population
Participants in a larger intervention study investigating stress-reduction treatments
Comparison
Platelet aggregation correlated with different modes of anger expression
Design
Cross-sectional study with mental arithmetic stress test and psychological assessment
Authors
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Anger expression associates with stress-induced platelet aggregation; hypothesis-generating for CHD mechanism and requires prospective confirmation.
Cross-Sectional
Does anger expression correlate with platelet aggregation during mental stress?
Outwardly expressed anger correlates with increased collagen-induced platelet aggregation during mental stress, suggesting a potential mechanism linking hostility to coronary heart disease.
Wenneberg et al. (1997) reported a cross-sectional. Outwardly expressed anger was evaluated on Correlation between collagen-induced platelet aggregation and outwardly expressed anger. Outwardly expressed anger was positively correlated with collagen-induced platelet aggregation, suggesting a potential mechanism linking anger and hostility to coronary heart disease.
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