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Women with Myocardial Infarction Present Subtle Cognitive Difficulties on a Neuropsychological Battery After Exposure to a Social Stressor.

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Poitras, M; Narvaez Linares, NF; Lambert, M; Browndyke, JN; Plamondon, H
Published in: Psychol Res Behav Manag
2022

OBJECTIVE: Myocardial infarction (MI) is the primary cause of mortality and morbidity in women, but its sequelae remain largely understudied. Given the heart-brain relationship, our study aimed to further understand stress's impact on regulating cognitive function post-MI. Specifically, our study evaluated the effect of stress induced using the Trier Social Stress Test (TSST), on neuropsychological function in women who have or have not experienced MI. METHODOLOGY: To do so, women (mean age = 59.41 yrs) with (WHxMI = 13) or without () a history of MI were exposed to the TSST prior to completion of a series of standardized neuropsychological tests: the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), Control Oral Word Association (COWA), Rey Complex Figure and Recognition (RCFT), Trail Making Test (TMT), and Auditory Consonant Triagrams (ACT). RESULTS: Our findings support MI to be associated with impairments in working memory affecting immediate recall of ACT, as well as visuospatial impairments in the RCFT copy trial, marked by poorer drawing accuracy and incorrect placement of figure elements. Overall, WHxMI required more time to complete the neuropsychological assessment (WHxMI 166.57 ± 12, 155.00 ± 6.57; p < 0.01). CONCLUSION: Together, these findings support cognitive impairments noted following a social stressor to remain subtle in WHxMI. Our study highlights the need for the development of more sensitive tools to screen for neuropsychological impairments in women with MI and the importance of assessing performance in a variety of testing conditions.

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Psychol Res Behav Manag

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1179-1578

Publication Date

2022

Volume

15

Start / End Page

2761 / 2771

Location

New Zealand

Related Subject Headings

  • 5204 Cognitive and computational psychology
  • 5201 Applied and developmental psychology
  • 4206 Public health
  • 1701 Psychology
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences
 

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Poitras, M., Narvaez Linares, N. F., Lambert, M., Browndyke, J. N., & Plamondon, H. (2022). Women with Myocardial Infarction Present Subtle Cognitive Difficulties on a Neuropsychological Battery After Exposure to a Social Stressor. Psychol Res Behav Manag, 15, 2761–2771. https://doi.org/10.2147/PRBM.S379381
Poitras, Marilou, Nicolás Francisco Narvaez Linares, Maude Lambert, Jeffrey N. Browndyke, and Hélène Plamondon. “Women with Myocardial Infarction Present Subtle Cognitive Difficulties on a Neuropsychological Battery After Exposure to a Social Stressor.Psychol Res Behav Manag 15 (2022): 2761–71. https://doi.org/10.2147/PRBM.S379381.
Poitras M, Narvaez Linares NF, Lambert M, Browndyke JN, Plamondon H. Women with Myocardial Infarction Present Subtle Cognitive Difficulties on a Neuropsychological Battery After Exposure to a Social Stressor. Psychol Res Behav Manag. 2022;15:2761–71.
Poitras, Marilou, et al. “Women with Myocardial Infarction Present Subtle Cognitive Difficulties on a Neuropsychological Battery After Exposure to a Social Stressor.Psychol Res Behav Manag, vol. 15, 2022, pp. 2761–71. Pubmed, doi:10.2147/PRBM.S379381.
Poitras M, Narvaez Linares NF, Lambert M, Browndyke JN, Plamondon H. Women with Myocardial Infarction Present Subtle Cognitive Difficulties on a Neuropsychological Battery After Exposure to a Social Stressor. Psychol Res Behav Manag. 2022;15:2761–2771.

Published In

Psychol Res Behav Manag

DOI

ISSN

1179-1578

Publication Date

2022

Volume

15

Start / End Page

2761 / 2771

Location

New Zealand

Related Subject Headings

  • 5204 Cognitive and computational psychology
  • 5201 Applied and developmental psychology
  • 4206 Public health
  • 1701 Psychology
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences