Alexithymia is a determinant of early death in the long-term course of post-myocardial infarction

Among people with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), high alexithymia was associated with delay to hospital arrival. High alexithymia could be a determinant of early death in the long term after STEMI. People with STEMI who participated in a survey in 2011, was tested about the stat...

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Main Authors: Mauro Giovanni Carta (Author), Federica Sancassiani (Author), Davide Bina (Author), Marco Licciardi (Author), Giulia Cossu (Author), Antonio Egidio Nardi (Author), Luigi Meloni (Author), Roberta Montisci (Author)
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Published: SAGE Publishing, 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary:Among people with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), high alexithymia was associated with delay to hospital arrival. High alexithymia could be a determinant of early death in the long term after STEMI. People with STEMI who participated in a survey in 2011, was tested about the state of life in 2021. The sample was divided into two cohorts (cut-off: TAS-20≥61 in 2011). The relationship between possible death occurred and having high alexithymia was calculated by comparing the mortality after 10 years in the two cohorts through the Cox' proportional hazard model. Status in life was verified on 39.3% of the sample. No differences were found regarding age, sex, high alexithymia between individuals on whom it was possible to verify the state in life and in whose it was not. In 2021, among people having high alexithymia in 2011, a higher risk of early death was found (RR=5.75, CI 95% 1.116-29.637).
Item Description:10.4081/jphr.2022.2803
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