Key result
A higher cognitive adaptation index predicted a lower risk of new cardiac events within 6 months after a first PTCA, independent of demographic and medical variables (p = 0.02).
Why the study?
Does a higher cognitive adaptation index predict a lower risk of new cardiac events in patients after a first PTCA?
Population
298 patients treated successfully with a first percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA)
Comparison
Higher cognitive adaptation index vs Lower cognitive adaptation index
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
6 months
Authors
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May support risk stratification after PTCA; hypothesis-generating for cognitive interventions before prospective trials.
Cohort (n=298)
Does a higher cognitive adaptation index predict a lower risk of new cardiac events in patients after a first PTCA?
p-value: p=0.02
Higher cognitive adaptation (optimism, self-esteem, mastery) predicts a lower risk of new cardiac events within 6 months after a first PTCA.
Helgeson et al. (1999) conducted a cohort in First percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) (n=298). Cognitive adaptation index (optimism, self-esteem, and mastery) was evaluated on New cardiac events (coronary artery bypass grafting, PTCA, myocardial infarction, or disease progression) within 6 months (p=0.02). A higher cognitive adaptation index predicted a lower risk of new cardiac events within 6 months after a first PTCA, independent of demographic and medical variables (p = 0.02).
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