title: Coronary Heart Disease and Emotional Intelligence.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) is associated with emotions, especially negative ones, namely anxiety and depression. Emotional Intelligence (EI) is a psychological model that consists of a variety of emotional skills.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of the present study was to examine the relation between different dimensions of Emotional Intelligence and coronary heart disease.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 300 participants were studied during a 3-year period in an attempt to partially replicate and further expand a previous study conducted in Greece among CHD patients, which indicated a strong association between certain dimensions of Emotional Intelligence and the incidence of CHD. All participants completed a self-report questionnaire, assessing several aspects of Emotional Intelligence.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results showed that there is a link between the regulation of emotions and the occurrence of CHD.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The evidence reported in the present study makes stronger the claim that EI plays a significant role in the occurrence of CHD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Home Economics and Ecology Harokopio University. cvlachaki@hua.gr.
authors.forename: Chrisanthy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vlachaki
authors.forename: Katerina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Maridaki Kassotaki
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001007:Anxiety / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D056348:Emotional Intelligence; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006115:Greece / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017533:Marital Status; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors