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Is type D personality an independent risk factor for recurrent myocardial infarction or all-cause mortality in post-acute myocardial infarction patients?
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- Condén, Emelie, 1979- (author)
- Mälardalens högskola,Uppsala universitet,Centrum för klinisk forskning, Västerås,Mälardalen Univ, Sch Hlth Care & Social Welf, Västerås, Sweden.,Hälsa och välfärd,Uppsala University, Central Hospital, Västerås, Sweden
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- Rosenblad, Andreas, 1973- (author)
- Uppsala universitet,Centrum för klinisk forskning, Västerås,Uppsala University, Central Hospital, Västerås, Sweden
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- Wagner, Philippe (author)
- Uppsala universitet,Centrum för klinisk forskning, Västerås,Uppsala University, Central Hospital, Västerås, Sweden
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- Leppert, Jerzy (author)
- Uppsala universitet,Centrum för klinisk forskning, Västerås,Uppsala University, Central Hospital, Västerås, Sweden
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- Ekselius, Lisa (author)
- Uppsala universitet,Cervenka: Psykiatri,Uppsala University, Sweden
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- Åslund, Cecilia (author)
- Uppsala universitet,Centrum för klinisk forskning, Västerås,Uppsala University, Central Hospital, Västerås, Sweden
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- 2017-01-10
- 2017
- English.
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In: European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. - : Sage Publications. - 2047-4873 .- 2047-4881. ; 24:5, s. 522-533
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- Background: Type D personality refers to a combination of simultaneously high levels of negative affectivity and social inhibition. The present study aimed to examine whether type D personality was independently associated with recurrent myocardial infarction or all-cause mortality in post-acute myocardial infarction patients, using any of the previously proposed methods for measuring type D personality. Design: This was a prospective cohort study. Methods: Utilising data from the Vastmanland Myocardial Infarction Study, 946 post-acute myocardial infarction patients having data on the DS14 instrument used to measure type D personality were followed-up for recurrent myocardial infarction and all-cause mortality until 9 December 2015. Data were analysed using Cox regression, adjusted for established risk factors. Results: In total, 133 (14.1%) patients suffered from type D personality. During a mean follow-up time for recurrent myocardial infarction of 5.7 (3.2) years, 166 (17.5%) patients were affected by recurrent myocardial infarction, of which 26 (15.7%) had type D personality, while during a mean follow-up time for all-cause mortality of 6.3 (2.9) years, 321 (33.9%) patients died, of which 42 (13.1%) had type D personality. After adjusting for established risk factors, type D personality was not significantly associated with recurrent myocardial infarction or all-cause mortality using any of the previously proposed methods for measuring type D personality. A weak association was found between the social inhibition part of type D personality and a decreased risk of all-cause mortality, but this association was not significant after taking missing data into account in a multiple imputation analysis. Conclusions: No support was found for type D personality being independently associated with recurrent myocardial infarction or all-cause mortality in post-acute myocardial infarction patients, using any of the previously proposed methods for measuring type D personality.
Subject headings
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Klinisk medicin -- Kardiologi (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Clinical Medicine -- Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems (hsv//eng)
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Hälsovetenskap (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Health Sciences (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- All-cause mortality
- recurrent myocardial infarction
- type D personality
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