Influence of in-hospital cardiac rehabilitation on psychological status after myocardial infarction in patients with D-type personality.

The aim of this study was to determine the number of D-type personality patients in the group with a history of myocardial infarction (MI) and the influence of comprehensive in-hospital cardiac rehabilitation (iCR) on their psychological status (PS). The study included 316 consecutive patients aged 18 to 65 with MI in the last six months admitted into the programme of iCR. Surgical revascularized patients, clinically unstable patients and patients with sever chronic diseases and disorders were excluded.