Previous research showed: a) emotional distress is a risk factor for mortality after myocardial
infarction (MI) and b) emotional distress is linked to stable personality traits. In this study, we�…

Background—Patients with myocardial infarction (MI) with a decreased left ventricular
ejection fraction (LVEF) have a poor prognosis, but the role of emotional stress in prognosis�…

OBJECTIVE: Depression and type-D personality have both been associated with worse
cardiac prognosis in myocardial infarction (MI) patients. There is some debate, however, that�…

Welin C, Lappas G, Wilhelmsen L (Heart and Lung Institute, G�teborg University, G�teborg,
Sweden). Independent importance of psychosocial factors for prognosis after myocardial�…

Background Emotional distress has been related to mortality in patients with coronary heart
disease (CHD), but little is known about the role of personality in long-term prognosis. We�…

Hostility, depression, and anxiety have been associated with coronary heart disease (CHD),
but the role of emotional distress in the development of CHD is still a controversial issue�…

Method: Patients hospitalized for acute MI (N= 473) were recruited between May 2003 and
May 2006. Patients were assessed on demographic and clinical variables and completed�…

Psychological stress and type D personality have been associated with adverse cardiac
prognosis, but little is known about their relative effect on the pathogenesis of coronary heart�…

OBJECTIVE: type-D personality comprises a risk factor for adverse prognosis in patients with
cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, concerns that type-D personality may not be a�…

Objectives. The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of psychological distress
and of its major determinants in acute coronary patients and in a control group. Background�…