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Congenital Heart Disease
Congenital heart defects are the most common birth defects, with a birth prevalence of approximately 1%. Congenital heart disease (CHD) ranges from... -
Neurodevelopmental Trajectory in a Child with Congenital Heart Disease
Children with congenital heart disease are at high risk for neurodevelopmental challenges. There is little known, however, about possible effects of...
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Stress and Heart Disease in Women: The Stockholm Women’s Intervention Trial in Coronary Heart Disease Study
This chapter reviews the psychological issues that play a role in women with coronary heart disease. The unique perspectives in women are highlighted... -
Workplace Harassment in Patients with Congenital Heart Disease
Descriptive and observational study carried out consecutively between adult outpatients with congenital heart disease (CHD) and a control population...
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Continuous Electroencephalogram (cEEG) Findings and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Neonates with Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) at 12–24 Months of Age
ObjectiveThis study aims to assess the role of continuous EEG (cEEG) background patterns and duration of cross-clamp time and cardiopulmonary bypass...
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Risk Factors for Ischemic Heart Disease in Women
There remains a substantial gap in knowledge regarding women’s experience of ischemic heart disease (IHD). In this chapter, we review the literature... -
Quality of health care for patients with coronary heart disease and comorbid mental disorders: a prospective cohort study
BackgroundCoronary heart disease (CHD) is often associated with mental disorders (MDs). Comorbid MDs reduce the quality of life and increase cardiac...
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Heart Transplantation
Since the first successful orthotopic heart transplant in 1967, medical, surgical, and technological advances have transformed cardiac... -
Heart and Lung Failure
The purpose of this chapter is to review the role of the social worker with patients who are experiencing heart and lung illness and failure. The... -
Adaptive Functioning in Adolescents with Congenital Heart Disease Referred for Neurodevelopmental Follow-Up
ObjectiveLimited outcome research so far suggests concerns about adaptive functioning in children with congenital heart disease (CHD). Given the...
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The relationship between perceived social support and self-care behaviors among patients with heart failure in Jordan
Perceived social support is known to affect self-care. No previous studies have been conducted to determine the association between perceived social...
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Heart Attack and Stroke
This chapter addresses social workers’ challenges working with individuals who have had a heart attack or stroke. These acute events happen suddenly... -
Psychosocial predictors of health behavior adherence in heart-failure patients with comorbid depression: a secondary analysis of the Hopeful Heart trial
BackgroundDepression affects 20–30% of individuals with heart failure (HF), and it is associated with worse health outcomes independent of disease...
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Clinical Value of Using Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback Before Elective CT Coronary Angiography to Reduce Heart Rate and the Need for Beta-Blockers
The value of biofeedback before elective coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) to reduce patients’ heart rates (HR) was investigated in the...
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Treating Anxiety Disorders in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease: How to Formulate Exposure Therapy When Anxiety Mimics the Heart
Patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD) routinely experience panic-like symptoms of shortness of breath, chest pain, and palpitations but also... -
Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease
Diabetes mellitus is associated with high rates of cardiovascular disease (e.g., atherosclerosis, ischemic heart disease, congestive heart failure,... -
The Effects of Heart Rate Variability (HRV) Biofeedback on HRV Reactivity and Recovery During and After Anger Recall Task for Patients with Coronary Artery Disease
Patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) often experience anger events before cardiovascular events. Anger is a psychological risk factor and...
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Reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the thirst distress scale-heart failure
Objective : Patients with heart failure may experience thirst distress. There is, however, no measurement tool to define patients’ thirst distress in...
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Cardiovascular Disease and Cognitive Function
A multitude of cardiovascular (CV) diseases and their risk factors confer substantial increase in risk for poor clinical brain health outcomes,... -
Heart Rate Variability: A Measure of Cardiovascular Health and Possible Therapeutic Target in Dysautonomic Mental and Neurological Disorders
Mental illness such as depression and anxiety as well as cerebrovascular disease are linked to impairment of neurocardiac function mediated by...