Post-Discharge Quality of Life in Patients Receiving a Long-Term Ventricular Assist Device: Focus on Anxiety, Depression and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Reported outcomes after left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implant include mortality, hospital readmission and severe adverse events. We have less information about patients ’ perceptions of their quality of life (QOL) after hospital discharge. We conducted a prospective two-center international pilot study to assess anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following LVAD implant as bridge to transplant (BTT) or destination therapy (DT).

Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - March 31, 2020 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: R.N. Sladen, M.A. Shulman, A. Javaid, A.M. Amlani, J.C. Hupf, Y. Naka, D. McGiffin, P. Bergin, H. Takayama, M. Buckland, K. Takeda, C. Hodgson, M. Yuzefpolskaya, P.S. Myles, P.C. Colombo Tags: (1105) Source Type: research