Predictive value of Type D personality for cardiovascular events in young patients with acute myocardial infarction: a prospective, observational study

Patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) are at high risk of developing major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in spite of recent advances in percutaneous coronary intervention, and the incidence of AMI in the young patients has been increasing gradually.1,2 Studies have attempted to develop risk stratification strategies to predict cardiac adverse outcomes after AMI, and psychological factors have emerged as important predictors. In addition to depression, anxiety and other psychosocial variables, Type D personality has been shown to be a significant predictor of MACE in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD).3 Type D personality is a combination of negative affectivity (the tendency to experience negative emotions) and social inhibition (the tendency to inhibit self-expression during social interaction). However, the association between Type D personality and long-term outcome of young patients with AMI remains is unclear. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the association between Type D...