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Association Between Type D Personality, Depression, and Oxidative Stress in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure

Kupper, Nina, Gidron, Yori, Winter, Jobst, Denollet, Johan·2009·Psychosomatic Medicine

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Objective: To examine whether markers of oxidative stress differ as a function of Type D personality, depression, and chronic heart failure (CHF) etiology. Type D (distressed) personality and depression are related to poor cardiac prognosis. Because patients with CHF are characterized by increased oxidative stress, this may be a candidate mechanism responsible for the adverse prognosis in emotionally distressed patients with CHF. Methods: Serum levels of xanthine oxidase (XO), inducible heat shock protein (Hsp)70, and deoxyribonucleic acid damage marker 8-OHdG were measured in 122 patients, and effects of Type D, depression, and etiology were assessed. Results: CHF patients with Type D personality had lower levels of Hsp70 than non-Type D patients (6.48 ng/mL versus 7.85 ng/mL, p = .04, d = 0.26), and in case of an ischemic etiology, higher levels of XO (13.57 ng/mL versus 9.84 ng/mL, p = .01, d = 0.98). There were no significant univariate differences for depression. When adding depression as an additional independent variable in the Type D analysis, the effect of Type D personality remained significant (F = 5.460, p = .02) and was independent of depression (F = 0.942, p = .33). The ratio of XO to Hsp70 was significantly higher in Type D patients with CHF as compared with non-Type D patients (6.14 versus 2.83, p = .03, d = 0.39), independent of etiology class. Conclusion: CHF patients with Type D personality are characterized by an increased oxidative stress burden, apparent in the decreased antioxidant levels and an increased oxidative stress ratio. 8-OHdG = 8-hydroxy-2-deoxyguanosine; ACE = angiotensin-converting enzyme; CHF = chronic heart failure; ELISA = enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; HF = heart failure; Hsp70 = heat shock protein 70; LVEF = left ventricular ejection fraction; MANOVA = multivariate analysis of variance; MDD = major depressive disorder; MI = myocardial infarction; NA = negative affectivity; ROS = reactive oxygen species; SI = social inhibition; TNF = tumor necrosis factor; XO = xanthine oxidase.

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Authors
Kupper, N., Gidron, Y., Winter, J., & Denollet, J.
Affiliations
  • Tilburg University (NL)
  • Elisabeth-TweeSteden Ziekenhuis (NL)
Corresponding author
Kupper, Nina
Venue
Psychosomatic Medicine
Published
2009-11
Volume
71
Issue
9
Pages
973-980
ISSN
0033-3174 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2131302673
Cited by
85
References
56
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FWCI
3.23
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Psychosomatic Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • Research portal (Tilburg University) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion)
  • VUBIR (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiac Health and Mental Health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiac Fibrosis and Remodeling
Keywords
Type D personality, depression, chronic heart failure, oxidative stress, xanthine oxidase, HSP70, 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine, heart failure etiology, ischemic heart failure, antioxidant status, negative affectivity, social inhibition, major depressive disorder, biomarkers, reactive oxygen species, TNF-α, angiotensin-converting enzyme
MeSH terms
8-Hydroxy-2'-Deoxyguanosine, Aged, Chronic Disease, Deoxyguanosine, Major Depressive Disorder, DNA Damage, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, Female, Health Status, Heart Failure, Humans, Male, Myocardial Infarction, Personality, Personality Inventory, Risk Factors, Stress, Psychological, Xanthine Oxidase, Biomarkers, Comorbidity, Oxidative Stress, HSP72 Heat-Shock Proteins

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