| Type A behavior and survival: a follow-up study of 1,467 patients with coronary artery disease. | |
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PMID: 2773785 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Patients with documented coronary artery disease, admitted to Duke Medical Center between 1974 and 1980, were assessed for type A behavior pattern and were followed until 1984. The relation of type A behavior to survival was tested using data from coronary angiography to control for disease severity. Cox model regression analyses demonstrated an interaction (p less than 0.01) between type A behavior and an index of disease severity in the prediction of cardiovascular death. Among those with relatively poor left ventricular function, type A patients had better survival than type B. This difference was not present among patients with better prognoses. Type A behavior did not predict the subsequent incidence of nonfatal myocardial infarctions. Differential risk modification and differential selection into postinfarction status are possible explanations for the findings. These results need not conflict with the proposition that type A behavior plays a role in the pathogenesis of coronary artery disease. |
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Authors:
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J C Barefoot; B L Peterson; F E Harrell; M A Hlatky; D B Pryor; T L Haney; J A Blumenthal; I C Siegler; R B Williams |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The American journal of cardiology Volume: 64 ISSN: 0002-9149 ISO Abbreviation: Am. J. Cardiol. Publication Date: 1989 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1989-10-05 Completed Date: 1989-10-05 Revised Date: 2007-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0207277 Medline TA: Am J Cardiol Country: UNITED STATES |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 427-32 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Psychiatry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710. |
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Adult Coronary Disease / mortality, physiopathology, psychology* Female Follow-Up Studies Humans Male Middle Aged Myocardial Infarction / etiology Personality Inventory Predictive Value of Tests Risk Factors Statistics as Topic Type A Personality* |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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HL-17670/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; HL-18589/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; HL-36587/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS |
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