Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to D Rochelle.
Some reports of coronary bypass spasm recently published in the literature aroused skepticism and discussions. Our own doubts were shared by many who have been doing coronary bypass angiography without ever finding such spasms. However, we report a case of a 45-year-old woman with spasm of a vein graft inadvertently induced by catheter manipulation.
Prior to coronary angiography, 150 men were assessed for Type A behavior using the structured interview and two questionnaire measures. The results show no relationship between Type A behavior and extent of coronary artery disease (CAD). A second finding is that the number of self-references (I, me, my) derived from speech in the structured interview correlated positively with the number of previous myocardial infarctions and the extent of CAD; self-references correlated negatively with time on the treadmill and catheterization ejection fraction. Multiple regression analyses show self-references to remain a significant correlate of extent of disease when controlled for age, blood pressure, cholesterol, and Type A behavior.