The mental health impact of aortic dissection
Nicole Ilonzo, Ella Taubenfeld, Maisoon D. Yousif, Claudine Henoud, Jake Howitt, Max V. Wohlauer, Mario D’Oria, Gretchen MacCarrick, Melanie Case, Novelett E. Cotter, Carmen C. David, Mark Fasano, Richard Goldenberg, Jake Howitt, Timo T. Söderlund, Debra Trotter, Asaf Rabin, Mattie Boehler-Tatman, Melissa L. Russo, Laura M. Drudi, Laura L. Marks, Maisoon D. Yousif, Tabea Hoffstaetter, Ella Taubenfeld, Sreekanth Vemulapalli, Chrisanne S. Campos, Lindsey Rusche, Robert C.F. Pena, Firas F. Mussa, Gretchen MacCarrick, Earl Goldsborough, Christeen Samuel, Lillian Xu, Nicolas J. Mouawad, Eanas S. Yassa, Xiaoyi Teng, Amani D. Politano, Jesse Teindl, Lara Bloom, Rebecca Gluck, Meredith Ford O'Neal, Josephine Grima, Eileen Masciale, Takeyoshi Ota, Katelyn Wright, Alan J. Hakim, Gareth Owens, George J. Arnaoutakis, Dejah R. Judelson, Mario D’Oria, Lurdes del Rio-Sola, Mark Ajalat, Marvin Chau, Stephanie D. Talutis, Karen Woo, Max V. Wohlauer, JeniannA. Yi, Kim A. Eagle, Marion A. Hofmann Bowman, Eva Kline‐Rogers, Hyein Kim, Claudine Henoud, Scott M. Damrauer, Emilia Król, Rana O. Afifi, Alana C. Cecchi, Madeline Drake, Anthony L. Estrera, Avery M Hebert, Dianna M. Milewicz, Siddharth K. Prakash, Aaron W. Roberts, Harleen K. Sandhu, Akili Smith-Washington, Akiko Tanaka, Jacob Watson, Myra Ahmad, Catherine M. Albright, Christopher R. Burke, Peter H. Byers, L’Oreal Kennedy, Sarah Lawrence, Jenney R. Lee, Jonathan Medina, Thamanna Nishath, Julie Pham, Courtney Segal, Sherene Shalhub, Michael Soto, Linell Catalan, Megan Patterson, Nicole Ilonzo
Abstract
Although the topics of surgical techniques and medical therapies have been widely studied in aortic dissection (AD), studies examining the short- and long-term impact of this event on mental health are largely lacking. Many of the studies have used the 36-Item Short Form Survey at variable time points after the event. However, AD as medical trauma has a complex impact on a person's identity. Its implications for emotional, mental, social, existential, and self-concept could be explored more robustly. This topic was identified as a topic of interest by the AD Collaborative. The AD Collaborative Mental Health Working Group was formed and performed a landscape review to summarize current literature surrounding quality of life research in those who have experienced AD, identify gaps in knowledge, and to outline future research questions.