Depression is a frequent and debilitating comorbidity that affects heart failure (HF) patients.
Up to 30% of HF patients suffer from depression and even more have depressive symptoms …

Contrary to common perception, modern palliative care (PC) is applicable to all people with
an incurable disease, not only cancer. PC is appropriate at every stage of disease …

Whether anxiety is a risk factor for a range of cardiovascular diseases is unclear. We aimed
to determine the association between anxiety and a range of cardiovascular diseases …

Importance Depression is associated with incidence of and premature death from
cardiovascular disease (CVD) and cancer in high-income countries, but it is not known …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains a leading cause of death worldwide and
identification and therapeutic modulation of all its risk factors is necessary to ensure a lower …

Several co‐existing diseases and/or conditions (co‐morbidities) are present in patients with
heart failure (HF), with diverse clinical relevance. Multiple mechanisms may underlie the co …

A transthoracic echocardiogram is recommended in patients with suspected heart failure, to
improve diagnostic accuracy, and in patients with a new diagnosis of heart failure, to assess …

The prevalence and public health burden of chronic heart failure (CHF) in Europe is steadily
increasing mainly caused by the ageing population and prolonged survival of patients with …

Heart failure (HF) with depression is a common comorbidity associated with worse clinical
status and quality of life. Although there have been numerous high-quality studies and …

Background Social isolation and loneliness have emerged as important risk factors for
cardiovascular diseases, particularly during the coronavirus disease pandemic. However, it …