Little is known either about either physical activity patterns, or other lifestyle-related
prevention measures in heart transplantation (HTx) recipients. The history of HTx started …

Introduction Avoidance of sexual intercourse has not been frequently studied among
patients with chronic medical conditions and patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) are …

Introduction Sexual problems are common with cardiovascular disease, and can negatively
impact quality of life. To address sexual problems, guidelines have identified the importance …

Objective To get an impression of the quality of life (QOL) and sexual well‐being in the
Fontan population, and to generate hypotheses for future research. Methods For this cross …

Purpose Spinal cord injury (SCI) affects sexual health of both male and female, but little
attention has been given to sexuality of SCI women. Similar to penile erection, vaginal …

Purpose To describe what knowledge heart failure patients expect to acquire in relation to
their upcoming cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) device implantation, to describe …

For those who present with an acute ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) in the UK,
nearly 90% are treated with a primary angioplasty within 90 minutes of arrival at hospital. 1 …

Background: Sexual activity and intimacy contribute to well-being throughout adult life,
including after a heart attack. Providing support and information about sexual activity and …

Heart transplantation offers patients with end-stage heart disease an opportunity for many
additional years of life, with relief of heart failure and resumption of valued activities and …

Maintaining adequate quality of life (QoL) is an important therapeutic objective for patients
with advanced heart failure and, for some patients, may take precedence over prolonging …