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Emotional state of patients one year after heart valve replacement: clinical, functional and psychosocial correlates

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Part of the book series: Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine ((DICM,volume 132))

Abstract

The emergence of the quality of life discussion in cardiology has prompted the inclusion of psychosocial endpoints also into cardiovascular surgery [1]. While outcomes such as return to work [2], mental function [3], psychopathology [4] and psychological adjustment [5], had already been considered in previous research, the explicit focus on the patients quality of life in terms of well-being and function is a more recent development.

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  1. University School of Medicine Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium

    Paul J. Walter (Professor of Cardiac Surgery, Head) (Professor of Cardiac Surgery, Head)

  2. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Antwerp, Wilrijkstraat 10, B-2650, Antwerp/Edegem, Belgium

    Paul J. Walter (Professor of Cardiac Surgery, Head) (Professor of Cardiac Surgery, Head)

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Bullinger, M., Naber, D. (1992). Emotional state of patients one year after heart valve replacement: clinical, functional and psychosocial correlates. In: Walter, P.J. (eds) Quality of Life after Open Heart Surgery. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 132. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2640-3_8

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