Is Depression After Heart Transplantation (HTx) Associated With Impaired Survival During Long-term Follow-up?

Depression may affect clinical outcomes after HTx, but most studies have examined only short periods (averaging 5 years) of follow-up. We sought to examine whether depression after HTx is associated with impaired survival during long-term follow-up.

Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - March 31, 2018 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: B.S. B ürker, L. Gullestad, E. Gude, O.E. Havik, I. Grov, A. Relbo Authen, A.K. Andreassen, I.R. Hebold Haraldsen, A.E. Fiane, M. Dew, S. Andersson, U.F. Malt Source Type: research