Cardiac tachyarrhythmias are recurrent or chronic and in some cases life-threatening
conditions. Heart rhythm disturbances are often highly symptomatic and the psychological …

The connection between the heart and the brain has long been anecdotally recognized but
has systematically been studied only relatively recently. Cardiac arrhythmias, especially …

Abstract Purpose The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS-A) and State-Trait
Anxiety Inventory (STAI-S) are popular instruments for assessing anxiety and are considered …

Objective To examine the cumulative incidence of and covariates' association with new
onset anxiety and depression in implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) patients during …

Patients with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) often report psychological
distress. Literature suggests that patients with physical disease often compare their well …

Replication is essential for validating correct results, sorting out false-positive early
discoveries, and improving the accuracy and precision of estimated effects. However, some …

Background: Although coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) is known to improve health-
related quality of life (HRQoL), this improvement does not seem to be realized in all patients …

Background Type D (distressed) personality, defined by negative affectivity and social
inhibition, is related to cardiovascular outcomes. Little is known about Type D in non …

The first clinical results from the Evaluation of Factors Impacting Clinical Outcome and Cost
Effectiveness of the subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator (EFFORTLESS S …

Objectives Adjustment to life with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) may be
challenging for some patients and their partners, with disease and individual characteristics …