Relation of Medical and Psychological Risk Factors to Coronary Heart Disease

This study investigated the relation of medical and psychological risk factors with coronary heart disease among 72 patients aged 37-65 years, hospitalized in Kasra Hospital who volunteered to participate in the study. Multiple regression analysis examined the relationship of coronary artery disease with blood glucose and lipids, cigarette smoking, hypertension, body mass index, heart disease precedent, trait anxiety, stress, anger, hope and type A behavior. Results showed that only heart disease precedent, hypertension, and stress had significant correlations with the number of arteries involned (P<0.05).