A study of stressful life events in patients with first-episode acute coronary syndrome (ACS)—a hospital-based case–control study

A study of stressful life events in patients with first-episode acute coronary syndrome (ACS)—a hospital-based case–control study

Background There is considerable evidence in the literature highlighting the impact of psychological factors on the development of coronary heart disease. In India, there's a rising incidence of traumatic life events alongside coronary heart disease, yet the connection between them remains rela...

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Veröffentlicht in:Middle East current psychiatry (Cairo) 2024-12, Vol.31 (1), p.100
Hauptverfasser: Kousar, Muntaqueem Ul, Parveen, Shaheena, Maqbool, Masood, Rather, Yasir Hassan, Bhat, Fazle Roub, Jan, Neelofar, Rasool, Ubaid
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Acute coronary syndromes
Angina pectoris
Biomarkers
Cardiovascular disease
Chi-square test
Coronary vessels
Heart attacks
Hospitals
Illnesses
Interviews
Males
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Metabolism
Psychiatry
Quantitative psychology
Sociodemographics
Standard scores
Stress
Vein & artery diseases
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Zusammenfassung:Background There is considerable evidence in the literature highlighting the impact of psychological factors on the development of coronary heart disease. In India, there's a rising incidence of traumatic life events alongside coronary heart disease, yet the connection between them remains relatively understudied. Therefore, this study aims to investigate stressful life events among patients experiencing their first episode of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and compare this with controls. Results The mean number of stressful life events (SLEs) observed was 5.07 ± 2.04 in cases and 4.35 ± 1.88 in controls, with a p -value of 
ISSN:2090-5408
2090-5416
DOI:10.1186/s43045-024-00491-w