Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), a heart condition, has its associated distress. Due to the
quantitative method often employed, related studies were very limited in conducting an in …

Background To our knowledge this was the first study aimed at examining the associations
between illness perceptions and heart-focussed anxiety amongst individuals with …

Background: Symptoms are among the most important factors impacting quality of life (QOL)
in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) patients, and reflect a poor prognosis. Whether …

LEFT VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY IN PERSONS WITHOUT ARTERIAL
HYPERTENSION: PSYCHOSOMATIC APPROACH TO THE STUDY OF THIS …

Purpose This study aims to gain a deeper understanding of triggers of psychological distress
among Jordanian patients with heart failure (HF). Design/methodology/approach A …

Heart failure (HF) is a complicated clinical syndrome that is progressive in nature and
restrictive of physical independence. This disease presents with an array of psychosocial …

HEART FAILURE (HF) is the number one reason elderly Americans are hospitalized.
Research has shown that psychosocial factors, especially anxiety and emotional stress, are …

Background Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a primary myocardial disorder defined
by left ventricular hypertrophy that cannot be explained by another cardiac or systemic …

Hypertension is established as one of the major risk factors for congestive heart failure, renal
failure, cerebrovascular accident and coronary artery disease. Left ventricular hypertrophy …

Objective We examined the extent and nature of the psychological difficulty experienced by
athletic adults with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), correlates of that difficulty and …