Anxiety & Cardiac Disease: Patients Self-Referred for EBCT
Pamela S. Wiegartz, PhD Cheryl N. Carmin, PhD Julie A. Hoff, MS, RNC Christy Scher, BA George T. Kondos, MD
Coronary Heart Disease
Anxiety and CHD
Non-Cardiac Chest Pain
Symptoms of ?
NCCP v. CHD
Cardiac Anxiety
Study Questions
Subject Demographics (N=658)
Measures
NCCP & EBCT
CAQ by Chest Pain
Coronary Calcium (CAC)
Panic-like Symptoms
CAQ by Coronary Calcium
Sex Differences
CAQ Scores by Sex
Risk Factors
Cardiac Anxiety & EBCT
Panic-like Symptoms-Low Risk Group
CAQ by Coronary Calcium-Low Risk Group
CAQ Scores by Sex-Low Risk Group
Chest Pain and Cardiac Anxiety
CAQ by Chest Pain-Low Risk Group
Summary
Summary (cont’d)
Conclusions
Future Directions
Cognitive Behavior Therapy
CBT Outcome
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