Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Severity and Cardiac Rehabilitation Utilization Following Myocardial Infarction
Purpose: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with poor health behaviors and risk for cardiovascular disease, and PTSD may impair cardiovascular disease recovery. Whether PTSD severity is a barrier to cardiac rehabilitation (CR) use following a new myocardial infarction (MI) or revascularization (percutaneous coronary intervention or coronary artery bypass grafting) is uncertain. Methods: Eligible patients were identified from Veterans Health Administration historical medical record data. Patients (N …