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SUBMITTER: Steca P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5010181 | biostudies-literature | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Steca Patrizia P D'Addario Marco M Magrin Maria Elena ME Miglioretti Massimo M Monzani Dario D Pancani Luca L Sarini Marcello M Scrignaro Marta M Vecchio Luca L Fattirolli Francesco F Giannattasio Cristina C Cesana Francesca F Riccobono Salvatore Pio SP Greco Andrea A
PloS one 20160902 9
Many studies have focused on Type A and Type D personality types in the context of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), but nothing is known about how these personality types combine to create new profiles. The present study aimed to develop a typology of Type A and Type D personality in two groups of patients affected by and at risk for coronary disease. The study involved 711 patients: 51.6% with acute coronary syndrome, 48.4% with essential hypertension (mean age = 56.4 years; SD = 9.7 years; 70.7 ...[more]