ReviewCurrent cardiology reports2022
Intimate Relationships and Coronary Heart Disease: Implications for Risk, Prevention, and Patient Management.
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- Study on the correlation between ventricular arrhythmia and heart rate variability in patients with coronary heart disease.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Article
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- Lean on me: attachment and mental health in couples facing cardiovascular disease.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Association of relationship satisfaction with blood pressure: a cross-sectional study of older adults in rural Burkina Faso.BMJ open · 2024Article
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- Analysis of risk factors for PCI no-reflow in coronary heart disease and construction of related prediction models.American journal of translational research · 2024Article
- Latent Profile Analysis and Determinants of Marital Adjustment in Patients with Breast Cancer.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2024Article
- Identification of iron metabolism-related genes in coronary heart disease and construction of a diagnostic model.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2024Article
- Factors related to dietary quality among older stroke high-risk population in Tianjin community, China: a multicenter study.BMC geriatrics · 2023Article
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Abstract
purpose of reviewResearch and clinical services addressing psychosocial aspects of coronary heart disease (CHD) typically emphasize individuals, focusing less on the context of intimate relationships such as marriage and similar partnerships. This review describes current evidence regarding the role of intimate relationships in the development, course, and management of CHD. RECENT
findingsHaving an intimate partner is associated with reduced risk of incident CHD and a better prognosis among patients, but strain (e.g., conflict) and disruption (i.e., separation, divorce) in these relationships are associated with increased risk and poor outcomes. These associations likely reflect mechanisms involving health behavior and the physiological effects of emotion and stress. Importantly, many other well-established psychosocial risk and protective factors (e.g., low SES, job stress, depression, and optimism) are strongly related to the quality of intimate relationships, and these associations likely contribute to the effects of those other psychosocial factors. For better or worse, intimate partners can also affect the outcome of efforts to alter health behaviors (physical activity, diet, smoking, and medication adherence) central in the prevention and management CHD. Intimate partners also influence-and are influenced by-stressful aspects of acute coronary crises and longer-term patient adjustment and management. Evidence on each of these roles of intimate relationships in CHD is considerable, but direct demonstrations of the value of couple assessments and interventions are limited, although preliminary research is promising. Research needed to close this gap must also address issues of diversity, disparities, and inequity that have strong parallels in CHD and intimate relationships.
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