Observational studyJournal of traumatic stress2017
Beta Blocker Administration During Emergency Department Evaluation for Acute Coronary Syndrome Is Associated With Lower Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms 1-Month Later.
Observational study in Journal of traumatic stress, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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- Pharmacotherapy in the Management of Anxiety and Pain During Acute Coronary Syndromes and the Risk of Developing Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2021Trial
- The role of the immune system in posttraumatic stress disorder.Translational psychiatry · 2022Review
- Peritraumatic Stress among Caregivers of Patients in the Intensive Care Unit.Annals of the American Thoracic Society · 2020Article
- Short Sleep Duration After Hospital Evaluation for Acute Coronary Syndrome Is Associated With Increased Risk of 6-Month Readmission.Psychosomatic medicine · 2020Observational
- Correlates of Skin Conductance Reactivity to Stroke-Related Trauma Reminders During Hospitalization for Stroke.Chronic stress (Thousand Oaks, Calif.)Article
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Abstract
We examined whether beta blocker administration in the emergency department (ED) during evaluation for suspected acute coronary syndrome (ACS) was associated with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms 1-month later. Participants (N = 350) were enrolled in the Reactions to Acute Care and Hospitalization (REACH) study, an ongoing observational cohort study of ED predictors of medical and psychological outcomes after evaluation for suspected ACS. Beta blockade during evaluation in the ED was extracted from medical records, and PTSD symptoms in response to the experience of suspected ACS were assessed 1-month later via telephone. Beta blockade in the ED was associated with lower PTSD symptoms 1-month later, b = -2.80, β = -.09, p = .045, after adjustment for demographics, preexisting psychological and medical covariates, and participants' distress during ED evaluation. Despite small effects, findings suggest that beta blockade during ED evaluation for suspected ACS-a time period relevant to fear consolidation of the memory of this potentially life-threatening event-may have protective effects for later psychological health.
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