Sex Differences in Psychological Distress of Patients With Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD): The MINDSET Study
Both women and men experience clinically significant cardiac anxiety following SCAD, but women report a greater psychological burden, including more preexisting mental health conditions and twice the distress after SCAD. These results underscore the importance of routine psychological screening and timely intervention to support mental health and recovery outcomes, particularly among women.
Authors
- Sharon L. Mulvagh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7377-4053)
- Janet M.C. Ngu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7313-462X)
- N. Lappa
- Amélie Paquin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2034-4196)
- Shuangbo Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8722-0182)
- Derek So (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3909-5698)
- Thais D. Coutinho
- Helen Mary Robert
- Christine Pacheco
- Lisa-Marie Maukel
- Karen Bouchard
- Jennifer Reed
- Mina Madan
- Jacqueline Saw
- Heather E. Tulloch
Institutions
- Dalhousie University (CA)
- Sunnybrook Health Science Centre (CA)
- Mayo Clinic (US)
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- Lung Institute (US)
- Mayo Clinic in Arizona (US)
- Stanford Medicine (US)
- Mayo Clinic in Florida (US)
- University of Manitoba (CA)
- Université de Montréal (CA)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Circulation Population Health and Outcomes
- Published
- 2026-01-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1161/circoutcomes.125.012626
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Cardiovascular Issues in Pregnancy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 30.07