Depression is a common problem in patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD) and is
associated with increased mortality, excess disability, greater health care expenditures, and …

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 …

Background Diabetes and elevated blood glucose have been associated with increased risk
of atrial fibrillation in a number of epidemiological studies, however, the findings have not …

Background Quality of Life (QoL) is a prognostic factor in heart failure (HF) of patients with
acquired cardiac disease. The aim of this study was to determine the predictive value of QoL …

Aim This study aimed to identify symptom clusters among patients with chronic heart failure
(HF) and examine their independent relationships with quality of life (QoL). Methods A …

Introduction Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a chronic and progressive disease. While
prognoses have improved, PH patients still experience side effects and activity restrictions …

Objectives: Heart failure patients and their family care partners experience poor mental
health, yet the majority of the research focuses on patients and care partners separately …

Rationale Patients with heart failure have an increased incidence of depression. Central and
peripheral inflammation play a major role in the pathophysiology of both heart failure and …

Background. Depression is a comorbid disorder in patients with heart failure and it is a major
public health problem worldwide. Little is known about the depression among heart failure …

Objective Depression and anxiety in patients with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
(ICD) are associated with adverse outcomes. This study describes the design of the …