Bm. Lipovetsky et al., PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF PATIENT S WITH PAINFUL AND PAINLESSCARDIAC ISCHEMIA, Terapevticeskij arhiv, 67(12), 1995, pp. 8-11
By the results of bicycle ergometry test 28 coronary heart disease (CH
D) patients were divided into 2 groups: with a pronounced anginal synd
rome (group 1) and coronary insufficiency evident on ECG (group 2). Ve
getative and psychophysiological parameters obtained in the examinees
(heart rate, arterial pressure, pain threshold, personality profile) d
emonstrated that increased pain sensitivity, anxiety, predisposition t
o neurotic reactions were more typical for patients of group 1. Therap
eutic response was achieved after psychophysiological correction by me
ans of creation and activation of artificial stable functional connect
ions of the brain.