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Effects of Escitalopram on Anxiety in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial
OBJECTIVE: There are no evidence-based practices for treating anxiety in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Thus, we investigated the effects of escitalopram on anxiety in this population. METHODS: We enrolled 217 patients with ACS who met Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disord...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Korean College of Neuropsychopharmacology
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5426500/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28449559 http://dx.doi.org/10.9758/cpn.2017.15.2.126 |
Sumario: | OBJECTIVE: There are no evidence-based practices for treating anxiety in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Thus, we investigated the effects of escitalopram on anxiety in this population. METHODS: We enrolled 217 patients with ACS who met Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition (DSM-IV) criteria for depressive disorders into a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled study. Patients received either escitalopram or placebo over a 24-week period. Anxiety symptoms were evaluated using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-anxiety subscale (HADS-A). A HADS-A score >7 was classified as an anxiety disorder. Baseline evaluations included sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, such as depressive symptoms, cardiovascular risk factors, and current cardiac status. RESULTS: Independent of improvements in depression and without any differences in safety profiles, escitalopram treatment was significantly more efficacious in treating and reducing anxiety than placebo over a 24-week period. CONCLUSION: Escitalopram can be recommended as an effective and safe treatment option for anxiety in patients with ACS. |
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