Background Psychological distress is a common phenomenon in patients with heart failure.
Depressive symptoms are often under-diagnosed or inadequately treated in primary care. …

Background The hemodynamic vascular consequences of implanting left ventricular assist
devices (LVADs) have not been studied in detail. We investigated the effect of LVAD …

Context The dissemination of objective structured clinical examinations (OSCEs) is hampered
by requirements for high levels of staffing and a significantly higher workload compared …

It is currently unknown whether elevated cytokine levels in depression are confined to any
specific subgroup of depressive patients. In this study, medical out-patients presenting with …

Background Vital exhaustion, a psychological state characterized by unusual fatigue,
irritability, and feelings of demoralization, has been identified as a risk factor for cardiovascular …

Methods: In 363 primary care patients with HF, anxiety, depression and negative affectivity (HADS,
DS-14), disease coping (FKV) and social support (F-SozU) were measured by …

Background Quality of Life (QoL) is an important predictor of mortality and re-admission in
patients with heart failure (HF). Our aim was to analyze disease-specific quality of life and its …

Psychosocial aspects of heart diseases have usually been studied in predominantly male
patients. Growing evidence shows that the results of these studies cannot simply be …

SP wurden in den USA erstmals in den 60er-Jahren eingesetzt (14–16). Zunächst wurden
spezielle Techniken wie zum Beispiel die neurologische Untersuchung an dafür trainierten …

Background Myocarditis has been reported in up to 20% of sudden cardiac death in young
adults and is a frequent precursor of dilated cardiomyopathy. Unfortunately, the diagnostic …