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MONDAY, Sept. 21, 2020 (HealthDay News) — For patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS), hostility predicts all-cause mortality but not recurrence, according to a study published online Sept. 14 in the European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing<\/i>.<\/p>\n
Tracey K. Vitori, Ph.D., R.N., from the University of Tennessee College of Nursing in Knoxville, and colleagues examined whether hostility predicted ACS recurrence and mortality in a secondary analysis of data from 2,321 participants from a large randomized clinical trial. The Multiple Adjective Affect Checklist (MAACL) was used to measure hostility; patients were followed for 24 months for ACS recurrence and all-cause mortality.<\/p>\n
The researchers found that based on the established MAACL cut point, 57 percent of participants scored as hostile (mean score, 7.56 \u00b1 3.8). Hostility independently predicted all-cause mortality but did not predict ACS recurrence.<\/p>\n
“Hostility is a personality trait that includes being sarcastic, cynical, resentful, impatient, or irritable,” Vitori said in a statement. “It’s not just a one-off occurrence but characterizes how a person interacts with people. We know that taking control of lifestyle habits improves the outlook for heart attack patients and our study suggests that improving hostile behaviors could also be a positive move.”<\/p>\n
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