Anxiety reduction after pre-procedure meetings in patients with CHD.
Preston J BoyerJoshua A YellJennifer G AndrewsMichael David SeckelerPublished in: Cardiology in the young (2020)
In this pilot study, we have found that pre-catheterisation meetings produce a measurable decrease in patient and family anxiety before a procedure. Discussions of the procedure, angiograms, and three-dimensionally printed cardiac models were the most effective educational tools.