Philip Leissner
Researcher at Department of Women's and Children's Health; Cardiovascular Psychology
- Mobile phone:
- +46 73 469 73 18
- E-mail:
- philip.leissner@uu.se
- Visiting address:
- MTC-huset, Dag Hammarskjölds väg 14B, 1 tr
752 37 Uppsala - Postal address:
- Akademiska sjukhuset
751 85 UPPSALA
Short presentation
Licensed Psychologist and researcher working in the group CIRCLE, Comlex Intervention Research in Health and Care.
Researching connections between mortality, mental health, modifiable risk factors and behavioural interventions in patients with Cardiovascular Disease. Research group: www.u-care.uu.se.
Biography
Master of Science of Psychology at Umeå University acquired in 2019.
Psychologist license acquired in 2020.
Two years of clinical work in primary care.
Phd acquired in September 2025.

Publications
Recent publications
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Part of Journal of the American Heart Association, 2026
- DOI for Randomized Controlled Trial of Internet-Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy After Myocardial Infarction With Nonobstructive Coronary Arteries or Takotsubo Syndrome
- Download full text (pdf) of Randomized Controlled Trial of Internet-Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy After Myocardial Infarction With Nonobstructive Coronary Arteries or Takotsubo Syndrome
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Part of European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 2025
- DOI for Mental health status and quality of life after an acute myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries or takotsubo syndrome: a systematic review
- Download full text (pdf) of Mental health status and quality of life after an acute myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries or takotsubo syndrome: a systematic review
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Psychometric properties of the Swedish cardiac anxiety questionnaire: a Rasch analysis
Part of Scientific Reports, 2025
- DOI for Psychometric properties of the Swedish cardiac anxiety questionnaire: a Rasch analysis
- Download full text (pdf) of Psychometric properties of the Swedish cardiac anxiety questionnaire: a Rasch analysis
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Part of Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 2025
- DOI for Emotional Distress in Younger (<55 Years) and Older (≥55) Patients After a First-Time Myocardial Infarction and Its Prospective Associations With Working Status and Secondary Preventive Goals Among the Younger Cohort: Insights From the Swedish SWEDEHEART Registry Study
- Download full text (pdf) of Emotional Distress in Younger (<55 Years) and Older (≥55) Patients After a First-Time Myocardial Infarction and Its Prospective Associations With Working Status and Secondary Preventive Goals Among the Younger Cohort: Insights From the Swedish SWEDEHEART Registry Study
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Part of European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 2025
All publications
Articles in journal
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Part of Journal of the American Heart Association, 2026
- DOI for Randomized Controlled Trial of Internet-Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy After Myocardial Infarction With Nonobstructive Coronary Arteries or Takotsubo Syndrome
- Download full text (pdf) of Randomized Controlled Trial of Internet-Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy After Myocardial Infarction With Nonobstructive Coronary Arteries or Takotsubo Syndrome
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Part of European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 2025
- DOI for Mental health status and quality of life after an acute myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries or takotsubo syndrome: a systematic review
- Download full text (pdf) of Mental health status and quality of life after an acute myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries or takotsubo syndrome: a systematic review
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Psychometric properties of the Swedish cardiac anxiety questionnaire: a Rasch analysis
Part of Scientific Reports, 2025
- DOI for Psychometric properties of the Swedish cardiac anxiety questionnaire: a Rasch analysis
- Download full text (pdf) of Psychometric properties of the Swedish cardiac anxiety questionnaire: a Rasch analysis
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Part of Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 2025
- DOI for Emotional Distress in Younger (<55 Years) and Older (≥55) Patients After a First-Time Myocardial Infarction and Its Prospective Associations With Working Status and Secondary Preventive Goals Among the Younger Cohort: Insights From the Swedish SWEDEHEART Registry Study
- Download full text (pdf) of Emotional Distress in Younger (<55 Years) and Older (≥55) Patients After a First-Time Myocardial Infarction and Its Prospective Associations With Working Status and Secondary Preventive Goals Among the Younger Cohort: Insights From the Swedish SWEDEHEART Registry Study
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Part of European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 2025
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Part of General Hospital Psychiatry, p. 95-99, 2025
- DOI for Association between psychological inflexibility, distress and health-related quality of life in people with cardiovascular disease
- Download full text (pdf) of Association between psychological inflexibility, distress and health-related quality of life in people with cardiovascular disease
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A randomized controlled trial of beta-blockers effects on cardiac anxiety
Part of General Hospital Psychiatry, p. 26-32, 2025
- DOI for A randomized controlled trial of beta-blockers effects on cardiac anxiety
- Download full text (pdf) of A randomized controlled trial of beta-blockers effects on cardiac anxiety
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Part of European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, p. 720-727, 2024
- DOI for Association of anxiety and recurrent cardiovascular events: investigating different aspects of anxiety
- Download full text (pdf) of Association of anxiety and recurrent cardiovascular events: investigating different aspects of anxiety
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Part of European Heart Journal, p. 789-797, 2024
- DOI for Short- and long-term effects of beta-blockers on symptoms of anxiety and depression in patients with myocardial infarction and preserved left ventricular function: a pre-specified quality of life sub-study from the REDUCE-AMI trial
- Download full text (pdf) of Short- and long-term effects of beta-blockers on symptoms of anxiety and depression in patients with myocardial infarction and preserved left ventricular function: a pre-specified quality of life sub-study from the REDUCE-AMI trial
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Part of European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy, p. 708-718, 2024
- DOI for Effects of beta-blockers on quality of life and well-being in patients with myocardial infarction and preserved left ventricular function: a prespecified substudy from REDUCE-AMI
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The factor structure of the cardiac anxiety questionnaire, and validation in a post-MI population
Part of BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2022
- DOI for The factor structure of the cardiac anxiety questionnaire, and validation in a post-MI population
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Part of Trials, 2022
- DOI for The e-mental health treatment in Stockholm myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronaries or Takotsubo syndrome study (E-SMINC): a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
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Comprehensive doctoral thesis
Conference papers
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2024
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2024
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The Cardiac Anxiety Questionnaire, a Swedish validation and evaluation
2023
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2023
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2023
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2022