Stress-overcoming behaviour of women with minor cardiac abnormalities

The purpose of this research was to determine stress-overcoming behaviour of women with minor cardiac abnormalities considering abnormality in- tensity. With the help of Toronto Alexithymia Scale, E. Heims system and S. Subbotins test 122 young women with different manifestation rates of the heart connective tissue dysplasia (minimal - basic group and moderate - comparison group) were examined (average age -21,46 ± 2,12 years). Significant domi- nance of adaptive coping strategies in all spheres was revealed when studying of stress-overcoming behav- iour of healthy women with minor cardiac abnormali- ties of minimal intensity. Women of the comparison group used maladaptive coping-strategies in emo- tional and behavioural spheres more often comparing with clinically healthy women of the basic group. Sig- nificantly lower level of the stress resistance and high- er alexithymia level were determined in the observed group with minor cardiac abnormalities of moderate intensity which has chosen maladaptive emotional and behavioural coping-strategies. The results are ap- propriate to consider for personalized arrangements for prevention of cardiovascular complications in pa- tients with heart connective tissue dysplasia syndrome.