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 Merkaš; Nenad Lakušić

doi:10.3390/jcm11206036

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

J Clin Med. 2022 Oct 13;11(20):6036. doi: 10.3390/jcm11206036.

Authors

Ivana Sopek Merkaš¹, Nenad Lakušić^{1

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Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, Special Hospital for Medical Rehabilitation Krapinske Toplice, 49217 Krapinske Toplice, Croatia.
² Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia.
³ Department of Internal Medicine, Family Medicine and History of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: acute coronary syndrome; cardiovascular disease; posttraumatic stress disorder.

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This research received no external funding.