Terada T, Reed JL., et al. - Researchers analyzed women completing cardiac rehabilitation (CR) after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in order to determine the impact on psychological health in this patient group. They examined longitudinal records of participants who finished a 3-month outpatient CR program after coronary revascularization. At baseline, as well as post-CR, psychological health was evaluated. This analysis involved 278 participants (mean age: 65±9 years), and of those, 55 (19.8%) were females and 191 (68.7%) were managed with PCI. Experts noted a significant sex-by-revascularization procedure interaction effect on anxiety as well as mental health-related quality of life (HR-QoL). Post-PCI, poorer anxiety and mental HR-QoL were noted in women while improvements were demonstrated in men. Compared to women treated with CABG and men, women participating in CR after PCI need enhanced care targeting their psychological health.