Longitudinal association between positive affect and blood lipids in patients following acute myocardial infarction.
Mary PrincipRoland von KänelSinthujan SivakumarLena JellestadAju P PazhenkottilRebecca E Langraf-MeisterHansjoerg ZnojJean-Paul SchmidJürgen BarthUlrich SchnyderClaudia Zuccarella-HacklPublished in: PloS one (2023)
Positive affect was independently associated with HDL-C levels and the TC/HDL-C ratio in patients up to 1 year after MI. The findings support a potential role of PA for cardiovascular health through an association with a favorable blood lipid profile.