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Cardiology Summit 2019 Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine and Therapeutics | Volume 3
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OF EXCELLENCE
IN INTERNATIONAL
MEETINGS
YEARS
March 25-26, 2019 | Amsterdam, Netherlands
CARDIOLOGY
AND CARDIAC NURSING
3rd World Congress on
TYPE D PERSONALITY AS A RISK
FACTOR FOR REPEATED EPISODES
OF CORONARY ARTERY SPASM
Asignificant relationship exists between personality type and cardiovascular
health, particularly among individuals with type D personality. Individuals
with type D personality are at significantly higher risk of recurrent cardiac epi-
sodes, myocardial infarction, poorer outcome following a myocardial infarction,
and premature cardiac-related death compared to individuals that are not type
D personality. The purpose of this study was to determine whether patients
with type D personality were at higher risk of experiencing repeated episodes
of coronary artery spasm requiring medical attention compared to non-Type
D personality patients. Using a quasi-experimental design, with 44 coronary
artery spasm patients, type D and non-type D personality patients were com-
pared. Demographic, clinical, and psychological data was collected. Hypothesis
testing, correlation matrix, single regression, multiple regression, and logistic
regression analysis were used to examine the relationship between type D per-
sonality and repeated episodes of coronary artery spasm while adjusting for
demographic, clinical, and psychological factors. The study assessed the impact
of type D personality on repeated episodes of coronary artery spasm. The prob-
ability of experiencing repeated episodes of coronary artery spasm requiring
medical attention was greater among patients who had a type D personality,
Patients who had a type D personality were more likely to experience anxiety
and depression disorder. Smoking was a predictor of coronary artery spasm
among patients who had a type D personality. Type D personality is a predictor
of coronary artery spasm and a risk factor for repeated episodes of coronary
artery spasm requiring medical attention.
Les Rodriguez, J Cardiovasc Med Ther 2019, Volume 3
Les Rodriguez is an engineer and a psy-
chologist. He completed his PhD in health
psychology and behavioral medicine from
Northcentral University, USA, and has mas-
ter’s (advanced) degrees in engineering, psy-
chology, and business from Florida Interna-
tional University, Mississippi State University,
and Southern New Hampshire University, as
well as undergraduate degrees in psycholo-
gy, business management, and biology from
Columbia College, Interamerican University
of Puerto Rico, and Pikes Peak CC, USA. He is
a former adjunct professor of Southern New
Hampshire University, USA. He is dual career,
with over 28 years’ experience in mental
health and psychology settings and 36 years’
experience designing and manufacturing
medical devices for use in clinical chemistry,
hematology, ophthalmology, and cardiovas-
cular. He is currently a director with Johnson
& Johnson, USA.
Les Rodriguez
Johnson & Johnson, USA
BIOGRAPHY