von Känel, Roland; Meister-Langraf, Rebecca E; Zuccarella-Hackl, Claudia; Znoj, Hans Jörg; Pazhenkottil, Aju P; Schmid, Jean-Paul; Barth, Jürgen; Schnyder, Ulrich; Princip, Mary (2022). Association Between Changes in Post-hospital Cardiac Symptoms and Changes in Acute Coronary Syndrome-Induced Symptoms of Post-traumatic Stress. Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine, 9(852710), p. 852710. Frontiers 10.3389/fcvm.2022.852710
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Background
After acute coronary syndrome (ACS), one in eight patients develops clinically significant symptoms of Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). We hypothesized that changes in cardiac symptoms from 3 to 12 months after ACS are associated with changes in ACS-induced PTSD symptoms.
Methods
At 3 (n = 154) and/or 12 months (n = 106) post-ACS, patients (n = 156, mean age 59 years, 85% men) completed a clinical interview assessing chest tightness/pain (at rest and/or during exertion), heartbeat symptoms (heart palpitations, racing of heart, heart stumbling or skipping a beat) and PTSD symptoms during the prior 4 weeks. Random mixed regression models examined the association between the onset (or remission) from 3 to 12 months in cardiac symptoms with changes in PTSD symptoms, adjusting for a range of potential predictors of ACS-induced PTSD symptoms.
Results
The onset of chest tightness/pain [estimate = 0.588, 95% confidence interval: 0.275, 0.090; p < 0.001] and of heartbeat symptoms [0.548 (0.165, 0.931); p = 0.005] from 3 to 12 months was independently associated with an increase in total PTSD symptoms. There were also independent associations between the onset of chest tightness/pain and heartbeat symptoms with an increase in PTSD symptom clusters. Specifically, the onset of chest tightness/pain showed associations with an increase in re-experiencing [0.450 (0.167, 0.733); p = 0.027] and avoidance/numbing [0.287 (0.001, 0.574); p = 0.049]. The onset of heartbeat symptoms showed associations with an increase in re-experiencing [0.392 (0.045, 0.739); p = 0.002], avoidance/numbing [0.513 (0.161, 0.864); p = 0.004] and hyperarousal [0.355 (0.051, 0.659); p = 0.022]. An increase in the total number of cardiac symptoms (score range 0-6) was also associated with an increase in total PTSD symptoms [0.343 (0.202, 0.484); p < 0.001]. Psychotherapy in the post-hospital period moderated the association between the change in heartbeat symptoms and the change in total PTSD symptoms [-0.813 (-1.553, -0.074); p = 0.031 for interaction]; the association between the onset of heart beat symptoms and an increase in total PTSD symptoms was weaker in patients who attended psychotherapy [0.437 (-0.178, 1.052); p = 0.16] than in those who did not [0.825 (0.341, 1.309); p < 0.001].
Conclusion
Changes in cardiac symptoms between 3 and 12 months after hospitalization are associated with changes in ACS-induced PTSD symptoms. ClinicalTrials.gov #NCT01781247.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Psychology > Psychological and Behavioral Health |
UniBE Contributor: |
Znoj, Hans Jörg |
Subjects: |
100 Philosophy > 150 Psychology 600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
2297-055X |
Publisher: |
Frontiers |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Pubmed Import |
Date Deposited: |
03 May 2022 09:52 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 16:19 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.3389/fcvm.2022.852710 |
PubMed ID: |
35498017 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
cardiovascular disease enduring somatic threat interoception psychological stress somatic symptoms trauma |
BORIS DOI: |
10.48350/169690 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/169690 |