The association between perception of noise from a mechanical heart valve and symptoms of anxiety and depression.
Lena N DehliTone Merete NorekvålRune HaaverstadGeir Egil EideKjersti OterhalsPublished in: European journal of cardiovascular nursing (2023)
This study shows an association between valve noise disturbance and symptoms of anxiety, and highlights the importance of preparing all patients for the sound from the mechanical valves that arises after surgery.
Keyphrases
- aortic valve
- end stage renal disease
- mitral valve
- ejection fraction
- aortic stenosis
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- heart failure
- aortic valve replacement
- peritoneal dialysis
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- prognostic factors
- transcatheter aortic valve implantation
- atrial fibrillation
- patient reported outcomes
- left ventricular