作者
Thomas Rutledge, Tanya S Kenkre, Vera Bittner, David S Krantz, Diane V Thompson, Sarah E Linke, Jo-Ann Eastwood, Wafia Eteiba, Carol E Cornell, Viola Vaccarino, Carl J Pepine, B Delia Johnson, C Noel Bairey Merz
发表日期
2013/10/3
期刊
International journal of cardiology
卷号
168
期号
3
页码范围
2335-2340
出版商
Elsevier
简介
Background
Anxiety is common among patients presenting with suspected coronary artery disease (CAD). In a sample of women with signs and symptoms of ischemia, we examined three anxiety markers as predictors of CAD endpoints including: 1) cardiac symptom indicators; 2) angiographic CAD severity; and 3) healthcare utilization (cardiac hospitalizations and 5-year cardiovascular [CVD] healthcare costs).
Methods
Participants completed a baseline protocol including coronary angiogram, cardiac symptoms, psychosocial measures and a median 5.9-year follow-up to track hospitalizations. We calculated CVD costs based on cardiac hospitalizations, treatment visits, and CVD medications. Anxiety measures included anxiolytic medication use, Spielberger Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) scores, and anxiety disorder treatment history.
Results
The sample numbered 514 women with anxiety measure data and …
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