ArticleJournal of the American Heart Association2020
From Tear to Fear: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Patients With Acute Type A Aortic Dissection.
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- Risk factors for postoperative delirium in patients with Stanford type A aortic dissection: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2024Pooled it
- 2022 ACC/AHA guideline for the diagnosis and management of aortic disease: A report of the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines.The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 2023Guideline
- 2022 ACC/AHA Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Aortic Disease: A Report of the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines.Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 2022Guideline
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- Co-creating a patient-driven digital monitoring agenda for thoracic aortic disease: a multiphase qualitative study.BMJ open · 2026Article
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- Symptoms of post-traumatic distress and quality of life in adults with aortopathy and congenital heart defects or hereditary connective tissue diseases.Cardiovascular diagnosis and therapy · 2025Article
- Influencing factors of health promotion behaviour in patients with aortic dissection: a qualitative study using the COM-B model.BMJ open · 2025Article
- Developing predictive nomogram models using quantitative electroencephalography for brain function in type a aortic dissection: a prospective observational study.International journal of surgery (London, England) · 2025Observational
- Quantitative Electroencephalography for Predication of Neurological Dysfunction in Type A Aortic Dissection: A Prospective Observational Study.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2024Observational
- Long-Term Health-Related Quality of Life following Acute Type A Aortic Dissection with a Focus on Male-Female Differences: A Cross Sectional Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Relative band power in assessing temporary neurological dysfunction post- type A aortic dissection surgery: a prospective study.Scientific reports · 2024Observational
- Social support and self-efficacy multiply mediate the relationship between medical coping style and resilience in patients with type A aortic dissection.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- ALDHBMC cardiovascular disorders · 2022Article
- Post-traumatic stress disorder following childbirth.BMC psychiatry · 2021Article
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- From Tear to Fear: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Patients With Acute Type A Aortic Dissection.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2020Article
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Abstract
Background Acute type A aortic dissection presents with abrupt onset of pain that requires emergency surgery. However, minimal research exists on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in survivors. We aimed to quantify the prevalence and describe characteristics of PTSD in patients following dissection. Methods and Results A total of 295 adult survivors of surgical dissection with an email on file were administered a cross-sectional online survey about their dissection experience; 137 returned questionnaires, and 129 (94%) responded to the 4-item Primary Care PTSD portion of the survey that was part of a larger lifestyle survey designed to study survivors of aortic dissection and surgery. In addition to the PTSD screening, it inquired about current sexual activity, exercise habits, and employment within the preceding 30 days. At a median of 6.8 years (quartile 1=2.6, quartile 3=8.9 years) after dissection, 23% of patients (30/129) screened positive for PTSD, with 44% (57/129) stating that within the past month they felt constantly on guard or watchful or were easily startled. Of those who screened positive and matched to their electronic medical record (n=27), only 2 (7.4%) had been tested and clinically diagnosed with PTSD. Patients who screened positive for PTSD were more likely to report limited current sexual activity than those who did not (odds ratio, 5.3; 95% CI, 1.9-15 [
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