Psychosomatic Medicine Faster Service from Outside North America
HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Kornfeld, D. S.
Right arrow Articles by Keller-Epstein, W.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Kornfeld, D. S.
Right arrow Articles by Keller-Epstein, W.

Psychosomatic Medicine, Vol 47, Issue 3 234-241, Copyright © 1985 by American Psychosomatic Society

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Type A behavior and blood pressure during general surgery

DS Kornfeld, JP Kahn, KA Frank, S Heller, P Freeman and W Keller-Epstein

The Type A behavior pattern (TABP) has been demonstrated as a risk factor for the development of coronary heart disease (CHD). Psychophysiologic studies suggest that the TABP may be associated with autonomic hyperreactivity to a variety of stressors. Recent studies report an association of TABP with autonomic hyperreactivity in patients under general anesthesia for coronary artery bypass surgery. The present study did not find a significant correlation between the TABP and intraoperative rise in blood pressure for 44 noncardiac patients undergoing anesthesia for elective general surgical procedures. Suggestive associations were found in sub-samples with family history of CHD or age greater than 60 years. Thus, the TABP may be correlated with heightened physiologic response under anesthesia only in selected populations.




HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
Copyright © 1985 by the American Psychosomatic Society