Specific negative emotions have been related to adverse cardiac events, but a general
propensity to psychological distress may also affect cardiovascular outcomes. In this …

Background Psychological distress has been associated with the pathogenesis and
progression of coronary heart disease (CHD) but little is known about the determinants of …

■ ABSTRACT General distress, shared across depression, anxiety and anger, partly
accounts for the link between mind and heart. The type D (distressed) personality profile …

The distressed personality (Type D) is an emerging risk factor in cardiovascular disease
(CVD) that incurs a risk on par with left ventricular dysfunction in patients with ischemic heart …

Abstract Purpose of the Review This review article synthesizes recent research findings on
the psychological context of Type D personality and the mechanisms through which Type D …

Type D personality, a synergy between negative affectivity and social inhibition, has
established itself as a serious risk factor for morbidity and mortality in patients suffering from …

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 …

The potential influence of personality characteristics on physical health generallyVand on
cardiovascular disease, in particularVhas been a central topic in psychosomatic medicine …

Background: Type D personality is considered as an independent risk factor for morbidity
and mortality in cardiovascular patients and a vulnerability factor for distress in the general …

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 …