Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: Randomized, Controlled Study on Short-term Psychotherapy After Acute Myocardial Infarction: The Step-in-AMI Trial (Short TErm Psychotherapy IN Acute Myocardial Infarction)
Brief Summary: Psychosocial factors play an important role in the pathophysiology of acute myocardial infarction (AMI), but it is not known if psychotherapy is beneficial after the contemporary treatment of AMI consisting of medical and interventional therapy.

The investigators have designed a randomized, controlled study to assess the effects of short-term psychotherapy (STP) on the clinical outcomes of patients who have undergone an emergency percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) post-AMI.


Options:
A: Inclusion Criteria:

* Suffered an acute heart attack or invasive treatment procedure related to a cardiovascular illness within 2 to 12 months of study entry
* Meets the threshold PTSD screening criterion
* Prescribed an anticoagulant or anti-aggregant at least 2 weeks prior to study entry

Exclusion Criteria:

* Readmitted to the hospital due to cardiovascular complications within 2 months of study entry
* Medically unstable
* Not prescribed aspirin
* Does not identify an event related to the cardiovascular illness as the primary trauma
* Cannot take care of self and is dependent on a caretaker for adherence to medications or clinic visits
* Suffers from other medical illnesses, including diseases that cause significant cognitive impairment (e.g., severe Alzheimer's), diseases that cause severe psychotic symptoms leading to disorientation (e.g., hepatic encephalopathy), diseases that cause brittle and uncontrollable blood pressure (e.g., pheochromocytoma), and diseases that cause uncontrollable hypercholesterolemia (e.g., severe familial hypercholesterolemia)
* Suicidal or history of suicide attempt
* Psychotic or suffers from a psychotic spectrum disorder
* Receiving psychotropic medications or psychotherapy and changed dosage or frequency of treatment within 2 weeks of study entry
* Currently receiving CBT
B: Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients admitted to San Filippo Neri Hospital for AMI and treated with primary or urgent PCI.
* Primary PTCA is performed up to 12 hours after the beginning of chest pain in cases of STEMI, while patients with NSTEMI are enrolled if urgent PTCA is being performed within 48 hours of the onset of chest pain.
* Only patients in whom complete revascularization is achieved are being enrolled in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients with psychiatric disorders or disability, cognitive impairment, or other life-threatening conditions are being excluded from the study.
C: Inclusion Criteria:

* Recent myocardial infarction (within 3 months after the index event)
* Standard rehabilitation program of 3-6 weeks performed
* Informed consent (obtained before any study specific procedure)

Exclusion Criteria:

* Age \> 75 years
* Any condition that in the opinion of the investigator would jeopardize the evaluation of efficacy or be associated with poor adherence to the protocol;
* Presence of any non-cardiac disease (e.g. cancer) that is likely to significantly shorten life expectancy
D: Inclusion Criteria:

* having a current diagnosis of ischemic heart disease (IHD)
* being affected by major modifiable cardiovascular risk factors that will be assessed through the INTERHEART Modifiable Risk Score.

Only subjects with a full score \>9 will be included in the study.

* between the ages of 18 and 70 years
* fluency in spoken and written Italian language
* expression of written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

* cognitive impairment
* severe psychiatric disorders according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-IV TR criteria (APA, 2000).

Answer: B