Impact of type D personality on major adverse cardiac events in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: The mediating role of cognitive appraisal and coping style.

•Type D personality is an important psychological variable affecting MACE.•Transactional theory of stress and coping is used to explore the potential mechanism between type D and MACE.•Cognitive appraisal and coping style are important mediators for MACE.•Examining cognitive appraisal and coping style of patients with type D personality is important.