Risk factors for myocardial infarction
The importance of relaxation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9617228 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andreas Wielgosz (0000-0002-9533-7022, Ottawa Hospital), A T Wielgosz, M Wielgosz, M B Wielgosz (University of Ottawa), E Biro (University of Ottawa), Elaine Nicholls (0000-0001-5643-616X, Health Canada), Leonard Macwilliam (Health Canada), Thomas L Haney (Duke Medical Center), T Haney |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 209-217 |
| Publication date | 1988-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | British Journal of Medical Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-1129 • E-ISSN: 2056-5194 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.2044-8341.1988.tb02782.x |
| PMID | 3179243 |
| OpenAlex | W2011324573 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
Several risk factors for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) were examined, including history of smoking and hypercholesterolemia, income, education, coronary‐prone behaviour by Structured Interview (SI) and the type and quality of stress‐reducing relaxing activities, in a case‐control study. Our sample included 100 AMI patients (80 males and 20 females, with mean ages 57.3 and 64.1 years, respectively), as well as 100 age‐ and sex‐matched controls. Univariate differences between cases and controls were significant for history of smoking, income level, SI‐defined hostility, SI‐defined suppression of hostility, amount and type of relaxing activities and history of hypercholesterolemia. Multivariable analyses demonstrated that AMI patients reported significantly lower levels of relaxation and income, but higher levels of suppressed hostility and a higher incidence of hypercholesterolemia. Our findings confirm the significance of hostility and particularly suppressed hostility as AMI risk factors; furthermore, inadequate relaxation was identified as an independent risk factor associated with AMI
Cardiology · Myocardial infarction · Psychiatry · Relaxation (psychology) · Cardiac Health and Mental Health · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.09 |
| Citation span | 1991 - 2011 (21) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |