[Clinico-psychological features of patients with angina pectoris and obesity].

OBJECTIVE

To study clinical and psychological features of patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) and their comparison with obesity.

METHODS

The presence and intensity of cardialgia, Ketle's index, body mass fat component, tolerance to isometric load were determined in 104 patients with stable angina of effort and 42 healthy males. Questionnaire surveys were performed. 46 obese patients were reexamined in 7-8 months.

RESULTS

Mean body fat mass in anginal patients was higher than in the controls. Obese patients were more anxious, psychosocially maladapted, less tolerant to isometric exercise, had more frequent cardialgia. The attitude of the patients to body mass reduction and its dynamics depended on personal traits.

CONCLUSIONS

Obesity was observed in the majority of anginal patients (60.6%) and is closely related to their clinicopsychological characteristics.