[Hormonal and mediator correlations in type A personality as a risk factor in ischemic heart disease]

Adrenaline and noradrenaline excretion in 24-hour urine and blood ACTH levels were examined with respect to behavior types in young people in the course of adaptation to lasting psychoemotional and physical stress exposure. The individuals of behavioral type A showed significantly increased noradrenaline excretion with daily urine and serum ACTH levels.