APS
29th APS Annual Convention · 2017
The Effect of Prior Life Threatening Medical Events on Perceived Threat in the Emergency Department during Evaluation for Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Laura Meli
Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health, Columbia University Medical Center - Othanya Garcia
Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health, Columbia University Medical Center - Beatrice Konrad
Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health, Columbia University Medical Center - Gabriel Sanchez
Columbia University Irving Medical Center - Donald Edmondson
Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health, Columbia University Medical Center
Abstract
Does a prior life threatening medical event make evaluation for a current cardiac event more or less traumatic? We examined the association between prior life threatening medical events and perceived threat during emergency department (ED) evaluation for ACS, and whether current mental health status mediated this relation.
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