Background Patients with chronic diseases commonly report fears of illness or symptoms
recurring or worsening. These fears have been addressed from an illness-specific …

Abstract Purpose of Review To summarize the prevalence, correlates, and health
consequences of poor mental health in the increasingly sizable population of survivors of …

OBJECTIVE: Quality of life has been shown to be influenced by aortic valve replacement,
particularly in younger patients. Aortic valve repair is a recent alternative to replacement. We …

Background The care of adult patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) is challenging
from a mental health perspective, as these patients continue to face a variety of …

Objectives: Individualized education is important for preparing patients for the operation both
physically and psychologically. This study investigated the effects of pre-operative …

Objective To analyze the association between heart-focused anxiety, depressive symptoms,
health behaviors and healthcare utilization in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) …

Objective The relation between fear of progression (FoP) and anxiety disorders remains
unclear. Therefore, we investigated the comorbidity between clinical FoP and psychiatric …

Background Heart-focused anxiety (HFA) raises the risk for adverse outcomes in patients
with heart disease. Despite this great importance, it is rarely assessed in clinical practice …

BackgroundDespite an increasing prevalence of adults living with a CHD, little is known
about the psychosocial impact of CHD. We sought to investigate the relative impact of …

Рассматривается влияние психологических факторов на возникновение, течение и
прогноз сердечно-сосудистых заболеваний. Проанализированы патофизиологические …