Characteristics of Studies That Estimated an Association Between ACS-Induced PTSD and Adverse Clinical Outcome.

Abbreviations: ACM, all-cause mortality; ACS, acute coronary syndrome; BDI, Beck Depression Inventory; CI, confidence interval; DSM-IV, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Fourth Edition); IES, Impact of Events Scale [64]; IES-R, Impact of Events Scale–Revised [65]; GRACE, Global Registry of Acute Cardiac Events; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; MACE, major adverse cardiac events; PDS, Posttraumatic Stress Diagnostic Scale [66]; PTSD, posttraumatic stress disorder.