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Psychosocial issues in heart failure patients: depressionProblematiche psicosociali nel paziente con scompenso cardiaco: la depressione Abstract Parole chiave: Scompenso cardiaco; Depressione; Fattori psicosociali. Abstract Depression has high prevalence and incidence in heart failure patients. It is associated to increased hospitalization, mortality and poor quality of life. Different pathophysiological mechanisms could explain the association between heart failure and depression: neuro-hormonal activation, high level of inflammatory mediators, low level of 3-omega fatty acids, poor adherence to medications and behavioral factors. The effect of drug therapy is controversial; however, serotonin uptake inhibitors are sufficiently safe. Exercise could have beneficial effects. Physicians involved in the care of heart failure patients should screen patients for depression to select candidates for further and specialized evaluation. Key words: Heart failure; Depression; Psychosocial factors. |
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