Cardiovascular Reactivity to Acute Mental Stress: THE IMPORTANCE OF TYPE D PERSONALITY, TRAIT ANXIETY, AND DEPRESSION SYMPTOMS IN PATIENTS AFTER ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES.

Purpose: Links between psychophysiological reactions to stress stimuli and perceived mental distress, including type D personality, anxiety, and depression, are still under debate. The aim of this study was to examine associations between cardiovascular reactivity to social stress and mental distress in patients after acute coronary syndrome.

Methods: Patients (n = 116, 86% males, 52 ± 8 yr) with coronary artery disease 2 wk after acute coronary syndrome were evaluated for sociodemographic, clinical characteristics and coronary artery disease risk factors.

The association of cardiovascular reactivity during the Trier Social Stress Test with quality of life in coronary artery disease patients.

Objective: Knowledge of objective psychophysiological stress parameters and its relationship to health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is limited in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). The aim was to investigate the association of cardiovascular reaction to psychosocial stress with HRQoL in patients with CAD.

Methods: One-hundred and thirty-six patients (84.