Study on the possible effects of psychosocial factors on the development of coronary artery disease / 中国心理卫生杂志

ABSTRACT

Compared with 165 subjects without coronary artery disease(CAD),125 CAD pa-tients diagnosed bycoronary arteriography were investigated on the possibld relationship among psy-choosocial factors,including occupation,negative life events,type A behavior,and indexes of bloodlipid and blood rheology.The results showed that occupation type was one of the significantly correatesto the indexes of blood-lipid metabalism and blood rheology.The changes of neuroendocrinology andblood rheology following the occurrence of negative life events were correlated with the onset of lethalCAD.The physical and chemical indexes of hematology observed in subjects with Type A behaviorwere associated with atherogenesis and the pathogenesis of CAD.