Jennifer A Sumner, Esther S H Kim, Malissa J Wood, Gerald Chi, Jessica Nolen, Anna Grodzinsky, Heather L Gornik, Daniella Kadian-Dodov, Bryan J Wells, Connie N Hess, Jennifer Lewey, Lori Tam, Stanislav Henkin, James Orford, Gretchen Wells, Dharam J Kumbhani, Kathryn J Lindley, C Michael Gibson, Katherine K Leon, Sahar Naderi
BACKGROUND: Myocardial infarction secondary to spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) can be traumatic and potentially trigger posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In a large, multicenter, registry-based cohort, we documented prevalence of lifetime and past-month SCAD-induced PTSD, as well as related treatment seeking, and examined a range of health-relevant correlates of SCAD-induced PTSD. METHODS AND RESULTS: Patients with SCAD were enrolled in the iSCAD (International SCAD) Registry...
March 27, 2024: Journal of the American Heart Association