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ArticleFrontiers in cardiovascular medicine2024

Diagnosis of Brugada syndrome affects quality of life and psychological status.

Paola Berne, Francesca Usai, Etelvino Silva, Irene Melis, Tatiana Fancello, Alessandra Onida, Pierluigi Merella, Francesco Figus, Josep Brugada, Gavino Casu

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Article in Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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10 authors.

Paola Berne *Cardiology Department, Ospedale Santissima Annunziata, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria, Sassari, Italy.
Francesca Usai *Cardiology Department, Ospedale Santissima Annunziata, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria, Sassari, Italy.
Etelvino SilvaCardiology Department, Hospital Universitario Puerta del Mar, Cadiz, Spain.
Irene MelisIntegrated Assistance and Territorial Evaluation Unit, ASL1, Sassari, Italy.
Tatiana FancelloCardiology Department, Ospedale Santissima Annunziata, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria, Sassari, Italy.
Alessandra OnidaNeurology Department, Ospedale San Francesco, ASL3, Nuoro, Italy.
Pierluigi MerellaCardiology Department, Ospedale Santissima Annunziata, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria, Sassari, Italy.
Francesco FigusCardiology Department, Ospedale Santissima Annunziata, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria, Sassari, Italy.
Josep BrugadaCardiovascular Institute, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain.
Gavino CasuCardiology Department, Ospedale Santissima Annunziata, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria, Sassari, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Chronic diseases have a negative impact on quality of life (QOL) and psychological health. There are limited related data regarding this topic in Brugada syndrome (BrS). We evaluated the effects of the diagnosis of BrS on health-related QOL and psychological status among patients and their relatives. Methods: Patients with BrS and their relatives underwent psychological evaluation at diagnosis (T0), 1 and 2 years after diagnosis (T1 and T2) using questionnaires on mental QOL, anxiety, depression, stress, post-traumatic stress, and resilience resources. Results: Sixty-one patients and 39 relatives were enrolled. Compared with controls, patients showed increased physical QOL (54.1 ± 6.5 vs. 50.1 ± 8.0, Conclusions: The diagnosis of BrS impairs the QOL and psychological status of patients and their relatives. Female sex is independently associated with worse mental QOL in patients at diagnosis.

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anxietyBrugada syndromeperceived stresspsychological statusquality of liferesiliencesudden cardiac death

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PMID39022618
PMCPMC11251888

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