Psychological stress and short-term hospitalisations or death in patients with heart failure.
Romano EndrighiAndrew J WatersStephen S GottliebKristie M HarrisAndrew J WawrzyniakNadine S BekkoucheYisheng LiWillem J KopDavid S KrantzPublished in: Heart (British Cardiac Society) (2016)
Sustained levels of perceived stress are associated with increased risk of AEs, and increased distress following hospitalisation occurs in many, but not all, patients with HF. Patients with chronically high stress may be an important target group for HF interventions aimed at reducing hospitalisations.