| Autor: |
Follick MJ; Brown University/Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI 02906., Gorkin L, Capone RJ, Smith TW, Ahern DK, Stablein D, Niaura R, Visco J |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
American heart journal [Am Heart J] 1988 Jul; Vol. 116 (1 Pt 1), pp. 32-6. |
| DOI: |
10.1016/0002-8703(88)90246-3 |
| Abstrakt: |
A prospective study examining the relationship between psychological distress and ventricular ectopy was conducted with 125 post-myocardial infarction patients equipped with a transtelephonic ECG monitor. Subjects were subsequently grouped according to the occurrence (n = 59) or nonoccurrence (n = 65) of ventricular arrhythmias over a 1-year period. Results indicated a direct relationship between self-reported distress levels and occurrence of ectopic beats. This relationship was unaltered by adjusting simultaneously for known predictors of arrhythmias, including cardiac risk, age, and the prescription of beta-blocker agents. Thus this study represents an initial demonstration in a post-myocardial infarction population that psychosocial factors have prognostic significance for arrhythmias and, presumably, sudden death. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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