Comment on von Känel et al. Early Trauma-Focused Counseling for the Prevention of Acute Coronary Syndrome-Induced Posttraumatic Stress: Social and Health Care Resources Matter. J. Clin. Med. 2022, 11 , 1993.
Ivana Sopek MerkasNenad LakušićPublished in: Journal of clinical medicine (2022)
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a debilitating disorder, and it is known that it can be triggered by acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Patients with ACS-induced PTSD have an increased risk of recurrent adverse cardiovascular events and mortality. This is still an insufficiently recognized subgroup of patients among clinicians that could benefit from specific therapeutic and rehabilitation approaches.
Keyphrases
- acute coronary syndrome
- posttraumatic stress disorder
- cardiovascular events
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- healthcare
- antiplatelet therapy
- coronary artery disease
- high glucose
- diabetic rats
- end stage renal disease
- cardiovascular disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- mental health
- chronic kidney disease
- palliative care
- drug induced
- emergency department
- type diabetes
- smoking cessation
- endothelial cells
- randomized controlled trial
- stress induced
- antiretroviral therapy
- double blind