The Relationship Between Type D Personality and the Complexity of Coronary Artery Disease

• Published in: Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment 2021-01, Vol.17, p.809-820
• Main Authors: Enatescu, Virgil Radu, Cozma, Dragos, Tint, Diana, Enatescu, Ileana, Simu, Mihaela, Giurgi-Oncu, Catalina, Lazar, Mihai Andrei, Mornos, Cristian
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Acute coronary syndromes; Age; Alcohol; Angina pectoris; Angiography; Anxiety; Body mass index; Cardiovascular disease; Cardiovascular diseases; Consent; Coronary artery; coronary artery disease; Coronary heart disease; Diabetes; Diabetes mellitus; Dyslipidemia; Family medical history; Gender; Health aspects; Heart; Heart diseases; Hypertension; Medical imaging; Original Research; Personality; Personality types; Psychological aspects; Regression analysis; Risk factors; Self evaluation; Sociodemographics; syntax score; type d personality
• ISSN: 1176-6328; 1178-2021; 1178-2021
• DOI: 10.2147/NDT.S303644

The relationship between personality traits and cardiovascular disease has gathered sustained interest over the last years, type -D personality (TDP) being significantly associated with coronary artery disease (CAD). However, data regarding the connection between the TDP and the severity of CAD disease is scarce. The aim of our study was to assess the relationship between TDP and the complexity of CAD, and to compare it with other sociodemographic and clinical features. We conducted a cross-sectional case-control clinical-based study on 221 consecutive hospitalized patients with chest pain (60 ± 10.2 years; 131 men), referred for coronary angiography. TDP was identified in 42 (19%) patients, using the DS 14 scale. Symptomatology profile was evaluated using the SCL-90 scale. Syntax score was greater in the subgroup of patients with TDP in comparison to non-TDP subgroup (26.21±12.03 vs 15.49±8.89, respectively, p