PSYCHOSOCIAL RISK-FACTORS AND CORONARY HEART-DISEASE

A literature review shows that besides the classical risk factors smoking, hypercholesterolemia, hypertension and age psychosocial risk factors have been identified in the development and progress of coronary heart disease. They can be devided into four categories: inadvertent socio-economic conditions, insufficient physical exercise, type-A personality and emotional problems and lack of social support.