ArticleEuropean heart journal open2025
Cognitive behavioural therapy targeting cardiac anxiety post-myocardial infarction: results from two sequential pilot studies.
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- Effects of cognitive behavioral therapy on anxiety and depression in patients with myocardial infarction: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Depression, health anxiety, and five-year mortality after ST-elevation myocardial infarction: the SEMI-CI cohort.International journal of cardiology. Cardiovascular risk and prevention · 2026Article
- From sensation to action: expectation, appraisal, and decision-making in patient-triggered cardiac monitoring.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2026Article
- Digital Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Cardiac Anxiety After Myocardial Infarction: Effects on Disease-Specific Health Status-Detailed Methods and Protocol.JACC. Advances · 2026Article
- Bidirectional brain-heart communication in coronary heart disease: from coronary plaques to central autonomic networks.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2026Review
- Anxiety disorders following percutaneous coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction: A comprehensive review of clinical manifestations and interventions.World journal of psychiatry · 2025Review
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Abstract
Aims: Cardiac anxiety, which is cardiac-related fear and avoidance behaviours, is common following myocardial infarction (MI) and has been associated with increased risk for cardiovascular events. However, there are currently no treatments specifically designed to target cardiac anxiety. The aim of the two pilot studies was to evaluate an exposure-based cognitive behavioural therapy protocol (MI-CBT) targeting cardiac anxiety following MI, assessing feasibility, acceptability, and the intervention's potential for reducing cardiac anxiety and improving health-related quality of life (QoL). Methods and results: A series of two sequential, uncontrolled pilot studies were conducted. In Pilot Study 1 ( Conclusion: These studies suggest that exposure-based CBT is a feasible, acceptable, and promising approach to reduce cardiac anxiety and improve QoL following MI. A randomized controlled trial should be conducted to evaluate the efficacy of the intervention.
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