Emotional, behavioral, and personal factors in coronary heart disease pathogenesis: historic and modern aspects from cardiologist's point of view

Abstract

The review presents the results of the studies on psycho-emotional, behavioural, and personal factors' role in coronary heart disease (CHD) pathogenesis, from clinical cardiologist's point of view. Possible mechanisms and their impact on CHD pathogenesis are discussed, in comparison to anxiety and depression disorders in psychogenic pathology.

Keywords

• ишемическая болезнь сердца
• личностные особенности
• дистимии
• эмоциональный стресс