Psychosocial risk factors and coronary heart disease
Langewitz, W.; Kiss, A.
Therapeutische Umschau. Revue Therapeutique 48(8): 555-559
1991
ISSN/ISBN: 0040-5930 PMID: 1926015 Document Number: 370563
A literature review shows that besides the classical risk factors smoking, hypercholesterolemia, hypertension and age psychosocial risk factors have been identified in the development and progress of coronary heart disease. They can be divided into four categories: inadvertent socio-economic conditions, insufficient physical exercise, type-A personality and emotional problems and lack of social support.