Depressive Symptoms in Lung Transplant Recipients: Trajectory and Association with Mortality

Prior studies suggest an association between elevated depressive symptoms following lung transplant (LT) and mortality. We sought to test this association using a longitudinal cohort with 3-years of follow up, and to determine the long-term impact of LT on depressive symptoms.

Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - March 31, 2020 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: N.A. Kolaitis, Y. Gao, N. Sutter, A. Soong, R.J. Shah, A. Venado, S.R. Hays, J. Kukreja, J. Golden, L.E. Leard, J.R. Greenland, M. Kleinhenz, P.P. Katz, P.D. Blanc, P.J. Smith, J.P. Singer Tags: (282) Source Type: research