1. Depressive symptoms interfere with the improvement in exercise capacity by cardiac rehabilitation after left ventricular assist device implantation
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Hidetoshi Yanagi, Rei Ono, Kazufumi Kitagaki, Harumi Konishi, Michio Nakanishi, and Yukihiro Shimada
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Adult ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Biomedical Engineering ,Medicine (miscellaneous) ,Bioengineering ,Physical strength ,Biomaterials ,Oxygen Consumption ,Quality of life ,Internal medicine ,Humans ,Medicine ,Muscle Strength ,Diuretics ,Depression (differential diagnoses) ,Retrospective Studies ,Cardiac Rehabilitation ,Exercise Tolerance ,Rehabilitation ,Depression ,business.industry ,VO2 max ,General Medicine ,Middle Aged ,Exercise capacity ,Confidence interval ,Ventricular assist device ,Quality of Life ,Cardiology ,Female ,Heart-Assist Devices ,business - Abstract
BACKGROUND Although depressive symptoms are associated with an increased risk of readmission after left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation, it is unclear whether they affect the efficacy of exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation (EBCR). This study aimed to investigate the effect of depressive symptoms on EBCR efficacy. METHODS We analyzed 48 patients who participated in EBCR after LVAD implantation (mean age 45 ± 12 years; 60% male). Patients were classified into two groups using the Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS): depressive group (SDS ≥40, n = 27) and non-depressive group (SDS
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- 2021