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Cardiologia Croatica, Vol. 16 No. 11-12, 2021.

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https://doi.org/10.15836/ccar2021.369

Psychological aspects of cardiovascular diseases

Ana Marinić orcid id orcid.org/0000-0002-9349-8172 ; Klinički bolnički centar Zagreb, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Vjera Pisačić orcid id orcid.org/0000-0002-0395-7487 ; Klinički bolnički centar Zagreb, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Valentina Jezl orcid id orcid.org/0000-0002-7588-4571 ; Klinički bolnički centar Zagreb, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Danijela Gregurević orcid id orcid.org/0000-0002-2089-7463 ; Klinički bolnički centar Zagreb, Zagreb, Hrvatska

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cardiovascular diseases; psychological conditions

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265063

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Publication date:

6.10.2021.

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Copyright: 2021, Croatian Cardiac Society

Date received: 07 September 2021

Date accepted: 14 September 2021

Publication date (print and electronic): October 2021

Volume: 16

Issue: 11-12

Page: 369

Publisher ID: CC 2021 16_11-12_369

DOI: 10.15836/ccar2021.369

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Subject: Intensive care

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Subject: Extended Abstract

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Keyword: KLJUČNE RIJEČI: kardiovaskularne bolesti

Keyword: psihička stanja

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Keyword: cardiovascular diseases

Keyword: psychological conditions

Psychological aspects of cardiovascular diseases

Translated Title (hr): Psihološki aspekti kardiovaskularnih bolesti

[https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9349-8172] Ana Marinić[*]

[https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0395-7487] Vjera Pisačić

[https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7588-4571] Valentina Jezl

[https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2089-7463] Danijela Gregurević

 

Klinički bolnički centar Zagreb, Zagreb, Hrvatska

University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

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Correspondence to: [*] Address for correspondence: Ana Marinić, Klinički bolnički centar Zagreb, Kišpatićeva 12, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia. / Phone: +385-92-162-6172 / E-mail: marinic.ana9@gmail.com

The connection between mental states and heart disease is not accidental. There is strong epidemiological evidence that these are bidirectionally related conditions, which pose a risk to each other, but often coexist. The prevalence of anxiety and depression is higher in cardiac patients compared to the general population. Studies show that 20% of patients with congestive heart failure suffer from depression, while 50% of patients with acute coronary heart disease in intensive care units show some of the symptoms of anxiety disorder. (1,2) Depressed patients have less motivation and energy for self-care activities, participate less in the treatment and rehabilitation program, which prolongs the disease, worsens symptoms, and increases mortality.

Typical symptoms of cardiovascular diseases such as fatigue, malaise and insomnia are very similar to the symptoms of depression, so they can often remain unrecognized in clinical practice and consequently insufficiently treated. Therefore, considering all the knowledge in the field of psychocardiology, early detection and successful treatment of psychological disorders (especially anxiety and depression) would improve the clinical outcome, facilitate the care of such patients, and ensure a better quality of life.

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Moser DK, Dracup K. Is anxiety early after myocardial infarction associated with subsequent ischemic and arrhythmic events? Psychosom Med. 1996 September-October;58(5):395–401. https://doi.org/10.1097/00006842-199609000-00001 PubMed: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8902890

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