Why the study?
Are psychological factors associated with atrial fibrillation compared to healthy controls or other heart diseases?
Population
8 observational studies exploring psychological factors in patients with Atrial Fibrillation compared to a…
Comparison
Psychological factors vs Healthy subjects or patients with other heart…
Design
Systematic_review
Authors
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Suggests anxiety and stress may be more relevant than depression in AF evaluation; leaves open whether targeted psychological.
Are psychological factors associated with atrial fibrillation compared to healthy controls or other heart diseases?
While depression does not show a clear link with AF, anxiety, personality traits, and adverse life-events may be associated with AF, though limited by the small number of studies.
Galli et al. (2017) studied this question.
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