APS

30th APS Annual Convention · 2018

The Influence of Coronary Revascularization on PTSD Symptoms after First Acute Coronary Syndromes

San Francisco, CA · May 2018

Poster · General

  • Laura Meli
    Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health, Columbia University Medical Center
  • Jeffery Birk
    Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health, Columbia University Medical Center
  • Vy Ho
    Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health, Columbia University Medical Center
  • Ian Kronish
    Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health, Columbia University Medical Center
  • Marwah Abdalla
    Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health, Columbia University Medical Center
  • Donald Edmondson
    Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health, Columbia University Medical Center

Abstract

Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) has been linked to subsequent posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Ongoing perceptions of cardiac risk after discharge increase the likelihood of elevated PTSD symptomology. Our findings suggest that coronary revascularization may reduce ongoing cardiac risk perceptions leading to lower PTSD symptomology than medically management ACS patients.

Psychopathology

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