Effect of mindfulness-based stress reduction in patients with acute myocardial infarction after successful primary percutaneous coronary intervention: a retrospective study

• Published in: BMC cardiovascular disorders 2023-06, Vol.23 (1), p.315-315, Article 315
• Main Authors: Gu, Jun-Jie, Tong, Xiao-Shan, Meng, Sha-Sha, Xu, Shu-Hui, Huang, Jin-Yan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Acute myocardial infarction; Angina; Angina pectoris; Angioplasty; Anxiety; Blood pressure; Cardiovascular disease; Health education; Heart attack; Heart attacks; Heart failure; Hemodynamics; Hospitals; Humans; Intervention; Mental depression; Methods; Mindfulness; Mindfulness meditation; Mindfulness-based stress reduction; Myocardial infarction; Myocardial Infarction - diagnosis; Myocardial Infarction - psychology; Myocardial Infarction - therapy; Patient outcomes; Patients; Percutaneous Coronary Intervention - adverse effects; Prevention; Primary percutaneous coronary intervention; Quality of life; Quality of Life - psychology; Questionnaires; Retrospective Studies; Risk factors; Social interactions; Social support; Stress; Stress management; Stress, Psychological - diagnosis; Stress, Psychological - therapy; Transluminal angioplasty; Treatment Outcome
• ISSN: 1471-2261; 1471-2261
• DOI: 10.1186/s12872-023-03346-0

This study aimed to examine the effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) after primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI). A retrospective study was conducted with data collected from AMI patients who underwent successful PPCI. The study included 61 cases that received 8-week MBSR intervention (MBSR group) and 61 cases that received weekly health education (control group) over the same period. Outcome measures, including hemodynamic parameters, psychosocial characteristics [Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), Perceived Social Support Scale (PSSS)], health-related quality of life [HRQoL, 7-item Seattle Angina Questionnaire (SAQ-7)], and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), were assessed at baseline (T1), post-intervention (T2), 1 month after the post-intervention (T3) and 3 months after the post-intervention (T4). Compared to the control group, the MBSR group showed improvements in blood pressure, specifically in systolic blood pressure (SBP) at T4, and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) at T3 and T4, and mean arterial blood pressure (MABP) at T3 and T4. Additionally, the MBSR group had lower scores of anxiety and perceived stress (HADS, PSS) and higher scores of perceived social support (PSSS) after the intervention. Furthermore, the MBSR group had higher scores on the SAQ-7 at all measurement points. The control group had a significantly higher total MACE rate compared to the MBSR group (26.23% vs. 9.84%). This study provides support for the potential benefits of MBSR as an adjunctive treatment for AMI patients undergoing PPCI.