Is everyday discrimination associated with the occurrence of mental stress-induced myocardial ischemia in post-MI patients?
Everyday discrimination is associated with an increased risk of mental stress-induced myocardial ischemia in post-MI patients, particularly in women.
Among post-MI patients, everyday discrimination was positively associated with occurrence of MSIMI, but not with CSIMI; associations were more pronounced among women.
McKinnon et al. (Tue,) studied this question.