ArticleCardiovascular psychiatry and neurology2013
A systematic review of depression and anxiety in patients with atrial fibrillation: the mind-heart link.
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52 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Depression and anxiety disorders in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing a pulmonary vein isolation: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2026Pooled it
- Use of serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressants and the risk of bleeding complications in patients on anticoagulant or antiplatelet agents: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Annals of medicine · 2022Pooled it
- Association of Depression, Antidepressants With Atrial Fibrillation Risk: A Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2022Pooled it
- Psychological aspects of atrial fibrillation: A systematic narrative review : Impact on incidence, cognition, prognosis, and symptom perception.Current cardiology reports · 2020Pooled it
- Relationship between psychological factors and atrial fibrillation: A meta-analysis and systematic review.Medicine · 2020Pooled it
- European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA)/European Association of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (EACPR) position paper on how to prevent atrial fibrillation endorsed by the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) and Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society (APHRS).Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology · 2017Guideline
- European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA)/European Association of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (EACPR) position paper on how to prevent atrial fibrillation endorsed by the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) and Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society (APHRS).European journal of preventive cardiology · 2017Guideline
- Mental Health Across the Atrial Fibrillation Continuum: Mechanisms, Outcomes, and Clinical Implications.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Pulsed field ablation vs. thermal ablation for pulmonary vein isolation: a network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology · 2026Article
- Shared Neurocardiac Pathways Linking Atrial Fibrillation and Depression: A UK Biobank Analysis.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026Article
- The impact of the TyG index and psychosocial factors on depression in elderly non-diabetic patients with atrial fibrillation.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Debating the link between atrial fibrillation and psychiatric diseases through CaWorld journal of psychiatry · 2025Review
- Psychological Interventions for Reducing Distress in Patients with Cardiac Arrhythmias.Current cardiology reports · 2025Review
- Gender disparity in quality of life in patients with atrial fibrillation during the Syrian conflict: An observational cohort study.Heart rhythm O2 · 2025Article
- Future Patient-Telerehabilitation of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: Protocol for a Multicenter, Mixed Methods, Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Development of an online psychological intervention to prevent depression in patients with atrial fibrillation: lessons learned in a user-centered design study.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2025Article
- Association between catheter ablation and psychiatric disorder risk in adults with atrial fibrillation: a multi-institutional retrospective cohort study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Neuropsychiatry of atrial fibrillation: dementia and beyond.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2025Review
- Anxiety and depression in patients undergoing catheter ablation due to atrial fibrillation: A cross-sectional survey.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Healthcare professionals' views about delivering a rehabilitation programme for individuals living with Atrial Fibrillation: a cross - sectional survey.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2024Article
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Abstract
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most commonly seen arrhythmia in clinical practice. At present, few studies have been conducted centering on depression and anxiety in AF patients. Our aim in this systematic review is to use the relevant literature to (1) describe the prevalence of depression and anxiety in AF patients, (2) assess the impact that depression and anxiety have on illness perception in patients with AF, (3) provide evidence to support a hypothetical connection between the pathophysiology of AF and depression and anxiety, (4) evaluate the benefit of treatment of AF on depression and anxiety, and (5) give insight on medically managing a patient with AF and concomitant depression and anxiety.
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