Abstract
Purpose. The study was aimed at examining type D personality impact on the incidence of subclinical peripheral artery disease in patients with chronic lung conditions. Materials and methods. 134 chronic lung disease patients (104 males and 30 females), aged 58,9 ± 0,5 year, were examined. DS14 questionnaire was used to diagnose type D personality. People who scored 10 points or more on both dimensions were classified as Type D. Type D (n = 58) and non-type D (n = 76) groups were compared. Color duplex imaging of carotid and lower limb arteries was performed to assess intima-media thickness (IMT), ankle-brachial index (ABI), the presence of atherosclerotic plaques and lesions. Results. 43,3 % patients were type D. Type D patients more often had both low ( 0,9) ABI. Poor ABI was, consequently, more often determined in type D patients (32,8 %) as compared to non-type D patients (11,8 %; р = 0,038). The type D group also more frequently had at least one peripheral artery affected, atherosclerotic plaques in common carotid and external iliac arteries as compared to that without type D. Conclusion. Type D patients with chronic lung conditions were more often diagnosed with peripheral artery disease. This further confirms the association between psychological distress and artery disease prevalence first observed in ischemic heart disease patients.
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