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Delayed Improvement of Depression and Anxiety after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) in Stages of Extended Extra-Valvular Cardiac Damage.

Laura BäzMarisa PuscholtClaudia LaschMahmoud DiabSven Möbius-WinklerP Christian SchulzeGudrun DannbergMarcus Franz
Published in: Journal of clinical medicine (2021)
Although of proven prognostic relevance, higher stages of extra-valvular cardiac damage are not associated with higher rates of pre-existing depression or anxiety. The TAVI procedure resulted in a persisting reduction of depression and anxiety in patients showing pathologic values at baseline. Notably, these improvements are timely delayed in higher stages.
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