Objective: Research suggests that positive psychological well-being is associated with
cardiovascular health. However, much of this research uses elderly samples and has not …

Objective: To determine whether anger-related personality traits are associated with carotid
artery atherosclerosis in untreated hypertensive patients. Methods: Study participants were …

Background—Although higher optimism has been linked with an array of positive health
behaviors, biological processes, and cardiovascular outcomes, the relationship between …

Objectives: To evaluate whether phobic anxiety is associated with increased risk of cardiac
mortality in individuals with established coronary heart disease (CHD) and to examine the …

Background Poor health can cause unhappiness and poor health increases mortality.
Previous reports of reduced mortality associated with happiness could be due to the …

Cynical hostility has been associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality;
yet few studies have investigated this relation in population-based samples, and little is …

Objective Individuals who are satisfied and experience frequent positive emotions tend to
have reduced risk for coronary heart disease (CHD). However, conflicting evidence exists …

Objective: Large-artery stiffness and arterial wave reflections have been identified as
independent markers and prognosticators of cardiovascular risk. Mental stress is a novel risk …

Objective The association between personality traits and mortality might differ as a function
of socioeconomic status (SES). Our aim was to evaluate the all-cause, cardiovascular …

Psychosocial stress exerts independent adverse effects on cardiovascular health. The
recent INTERHEART study reported that psychosocial stress accounted for approximately …