Type A Physicians and Coronary Risk Education
Authors: David H. Blankenhorn, C. David Jenkins, William Insull, Leona Weiss
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1974)

Letters1 November 1974Type A Physicians and Coronary Risk EducationDAVID H. BLANKENHORN, M.D., F.A.C.P., C. DAVID JENKINS, PH.D., WILLIAM INSULL JR., M.D., LEONA WEISS, B.S.DAVID H. BLANKENHORN, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, C. DAVID JENKINS, PH.D.Search for more papers by this author, WILLIAM INSULL JR., M.D.Search for more papers by this author, LEONA WEISS, B.S.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-81-5-700_2 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: In a 6-year study of a stratified random sample of the population aged 30 to 59 years of Framingham, Massachusetts, factors related to the development of coronary heart disease were identified. Based on the data accrued, risk rates for the general American population can be assessed by seven clinical characteristics: sex, age, smoking habits, blood pressure, serum cholesterol, glucose tolerance, and electrocardiograph (ECG) results. Reports from a second study, using multivariate analysis of risk factors in Scandinavia are highly corroborative of the Framingham findings (1). The American Heart Association has published explicit predictive tables for overt coronary...References1. WILHELMSEN L, WEDEL H, and TIBBLIN G: Multivariate analysis of risk factors for coronary heart disease. Circulation 48:950-958, 1973 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. Coronary Risk Handbook. Estimating risk of coronary heart disease in daily practice. American Heart Association, Inc., 1973 Google Scholar3. FRIEDMAN M, BYERS S, and ROSENMAN R: Coronary-prone individuals (Type A behavior pattern). Some biochemical characteristics. JAMA 212:1030-1037, 1970 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. JENKINS C: Personal communication, 1973 Google Scholar5. TRUAX C and WARGO D: Psychotherapeutic encounters that change behavior: for better or for worse. Am J Psychother 20:499-520, 1966 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: DAVID H. BLANKENHORN, M.D., F.A.C.P.; C. DAVID JENKINS, PH.D.; WILLIAM INSULLJR., M.D.; LEONA WEISS, B.S.Affiliations: Department of Medicine, Cardiology Section University of Southern California School of Medicine Los Angeles, California Division of Psychiatry Department of Behavioral Epidemiology Boston University School of Medicine Boston, Massachusetts The Rockefeller University New York, New York PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byObsessive-compulsive behaviour in American medicineDie Modifikation des Typ-A-Verhaltens nach HerzinfarktThe modification of type A behavior in post-infarction patientsModifying type a behavior patternType A-B Behavior and Outcomes of Group Process 1 November 1974Volume 81, Issue 5Page: 700-701KeywordsCholesterolCoronary heart diseaseElectrocardiographyGlucose toleranceHeartLongitudinal studiesMedical risk factorsMultivariate analysisRisk managementSmoking habits ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 November 1974 PDF downloadLoading ...