[Type A personality and risk of post-infarction coronary events].
The purpose of this study was to verify the prevalence of Coronary-prone Behaviour Pattern in a group of eighty-eight patients recovering from their first episode of myocardial infarction. These patients were followed for a period of 4 years to verify the eventual appearance of coronary events, after their first myocardial infarction, with high Coronary-prone Behaviour Pattern levels. The results showed that the number of subjects who died from recurrent myocardial infarction was nearly twice as high in type B, non coronary-prone subjects, as in type A subjects. The Authors hypothesize that specific ways of coping with stressful events adopted by type A subjects may constitute a protection factor as regards the risk of death from recurrent myocardial infarction.
De Leo
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D
Istituto di Clinica Psichiatrica, Università di Padova.
Mauro
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P
Caracciolo
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S
Berto
F
F
Magni
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G
Miraglia
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G
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D012008:Recurrence; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D014434:Type A Personality
Personalità di tipo A e rischio di eventi coronarici nel post-infarto.