University of Massachusetts Medical School Faculty Publications
Title
Psychiatric history, post-discharge distress, and personality characteristics among incident female cases of takotsubo cardiomyopathy: A case-control study
UMMS Affiliation
Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Publication Date
2016-08-20
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
Cardiology | Cardiovascular Diseases | Psychiatry and Psychology | Women's Health
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The role of psychological factors in the onset of takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TC) is still controversial. Associations with previous psychiatric conditions are registry-based; associations with personality characteristics and psychological sequelae of TC have been largely unexplored. This case-control study sought to study pre-admission psychiatric morbidity, personality traits, and post-discharge distress in incident cases of TC.
METHODS: TC cases (Mayo clinic criteria) and acute myocardial infarction (MI) controls were recruited among women admitted to two Emergency Departments in New England. Healthy controls (HC) were recruited from a volunteers' registry. Preadmission psychiatric history (DSM-IV-TR) was abstracted from the medical record. PTSD symptoms (Impact of Events Scale); distress (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale); perceived stress (PS scale) and personality traits (optimism; hostility, type D personality) were collected via phone interview one month after discharge.
RESULTS: From March 2013 through October 2015, 107 participants (45 TC, 32 MI and 30 HC) were enrolled. The prevalence of preadmission anxiety disorders was 24.4% in TC, 9.4% in MI, and 0 in HC (p = 0.007) while that of mood disorders was similar across groups. TC had higher psychological distress, perceived stress, and PTSD symptoms post-discharge vs. MI and HC. In adjusted models, PTSD symptoms remained higher in TC vs. MI (b = 0.55, p < 0.05) and vs. HC (b = 0.92, p < 0.01). Optimism and hostility scores were similar across groups, while type D (social inhibition) scores were higher in TC and MI vs. HC.
CONCLUSIONS: Preadmission anxiety, but not depression, was associated with the occurrence of TC. High distress and PTSD symptoms post-discharge indicate that TC women may be at risk for poor psychological adjustment.
DOI of Published Version
10.1016/j.hrtlng.2016.07.008
Source
Heart Lung. 2016 Aug 20. pii: S0147-9563(16)30149-2. doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2016.07.008. [Epub ahead of print] Link to article on publisher's site
Related Resources
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Heart and lung : the journal of critical care
PubMed ID
27553636
Repository Citation
Salmoirago-Blotcher E, Rosman L, Wittstein IS, Dunsiger S, Swales HH, Aurigemma GP, Ockene IS. (2016). Psychiatric history, post-discharge distress, and personality characteristics among incident female cases of takotsubo cardiomyopathy: A case-control study. University of Massachusetts Medical School Faculty Publications. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrtlng.2016.07.008. Retrieved from https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/faculty_pubs/1039