ArticleThe Journal of cardiovascular nursing
Exploring Depressive Symptoms and Anxiety Among Patients With Atrial Fibrillation and/or Flutter at the Time of Cardioversion or Ablation.
Article in The Journal of cardiovascular nursing. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02731326 (iPhone Helping Evaluate Atrial Fibrillation Rhythm Through Technology), which is not on this map. Cited by 25 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
iPhone Helping Evaluate Atrial Fibrillation Rhythm Through Technology
Who cites it
25 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 32 citations in OpenAlex.
- 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
- Acupuncture in treating cardiovascular disease complicated with depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Pooled it
- Trial
- Trial
- Effectiveness of a Mindfulness Meditation App Based on an Electroencephalography-Based Brain-Computer Interface in Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation for Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2023Trial
- Cardiac symptom burden and arrhythmia recurrence drives digital health use: results from the iHEART randomized controlled trial.European journal of cardiovascular nursing · 2022Trial
- Mental Health Across the Atrial Fibrillation Continuum: Mechanisms, Outcomes, and Clinical Implications.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- The Anxiety-AFib connection: a systematic review of mental health and arrhythmia interactions.Global cardiology science & practice · 2026Review
- Current status and associated factors of intraoperative pain during radiofrequency catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation under conscious sedation: single-center experience.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2026Observational
- The impact of the TyG index and psychosocial factors on depression in elderly non-diabetic patients with atrial fibrillation.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Relationship between anxiety and depressive symptoms and social support in patients with atrial fibrillation.Revista brasileira de enfermagem · 2026Article
- A bidirectional relationship between atrial fibrillation and depression: epidemiology, mechanisms, and clinical implications.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Review
- Predicting the Outcomes of External Direct Current Cardioversion for Atrial Fibrillation: A Narrative Review of Current Evidence.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2025Review
- Future Patient-Telerehabilitation of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: Protocol for a Multicenter, Mixed Methods, Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Anxiety and depression in patients undergoing catheter ablation due to atrial fibrillation: A cross-sectional survey.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Characterizing atrial fibrillation symptom improvement following de novo catheter ablation.European journal of cardiovascular nursing · 2024Article
- Does coping style mediate the relationship between knowledge and psychosocial outcomes in women with atrial fibrillation?Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- Prevalence and Risk Factors of Postprocedure Depression in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation after Radiofrequency Ablation.Cardiology research and practice · 2023Article
- Heart-Focused Anxiety, General Anxiety, Depression and Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Undergoing Pulmonary Vein Isolation.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Fear of Recurrence of Atrial Fibrillation: Translating a Cancer Fear Model to the Atrial Fibrillation Patient Experience.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Review
Corrections and comments
- Commented on by
- Commented on by
Authors and funding
10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
Abstract
backgroundDepression and anxiety in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and/or atrial flutter may influence the effectiveness of cardioversion and ablation. There is a lack of knowledge related to depressive symptoms and anxiety at the time of these procedures.
objectiveWe aimed to describe the prevalence and explore potential covariates of depressive symptoms and anxiety in patients with AF at the time of cardioversion or ablation. We further explored the influence of depressive symptoms and anxiety on quality of life at the time of procedure and 6-month AF recurrence.
methodsDepressive symptoms, anxiety, and quality of life were collected at the time of cardioversion or ablation using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, and Atrial Fibrillation Effect on Quality of Life questionnaire. Presence of AF recurrence within 6 months post procedure was evaluated.
resultsParticipants (N = 171) had a mean (SD) age of 61.20 (11.23) years and were primarily male (80.1%) and white, non-Hispanic (81.4%). Moderate to severe depressive symptoms (17.2%) and clinically significant state (30.2%) and trait (23.6%) anxiety were reported. Mood/anxiety disorder diagnosis was associated with all 3 symptoms. Atrial fibrillation symptom severity was associated with both depressive symptoms and trait anxiety. Heart failure diagnosis and digoxin use were also associated with depressive symptoms. Trends toward significance between state and trait anxiety and participant race/ethnicity as well as depressive symptoms and body mass index were observed. Study findings support associations between symptoms and quality of life, but not 6-month AF recurrence.
conclusionDepressive symptoms and anxiety are common in patients with AF. Healthcare providers should monitor patients with AF for depressive symptoms and anxiety at the time of procedures and intervene when indicated. Additional investigations on assessment, prediction, treatment, and outcome of depressive symptoms and anxiety in patients with AF are warranted.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.