title: The type A (coronary-prone) behavior pattern, aging, and mortality.
abstract: Young and middle-aged persons displaying the Type A (coronary-prone) behavior pattern have been shown repeatedly to be at substantially increased risk of coronary heart disease. A review of recent empirical research regarding adaptability and survival among the elderly suggests the hypothesis that the clinical significance of Type A behavior may shift radically in old age. Thus, compared to Type B (not coronary-prone) subjects. Type As may be at lesser rather than greater risk of impairment and death.
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D001519:Behavior; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009026:Mortality; D010551:Personality; D012306:Risk