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ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION IN PATIENTS WITH PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER
Friday, September 1, 2017
Given the ageing of population and the advances in diagnosis of coronary artery disease, the number of patients undergoing cardiac pacemaker implantation is constantly increasing. The aim of this study was to review the literature about anxiety and depression that experience patients with permanent cardiac pacemaker. Methodology: The study included exploration of research and review

ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION IN PATIENTS WITH PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER
Monday, May 1, 2017
Objective: To explore factors associated with anxiety and depression of patients with permanent cardiac pacemaker. Material and methods: The study sample consisted of 230 patients with a pacemaker who visited for check a public hospital outpatient department.Data collection was conducted using a questionnaire which included patients’ characteristics and the "Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale"

DEACTIVATION OF IMPLANTABLE CARDIAC DEVICES IN END-STAGE HEART FAILURE PATIENTS
Saturday, July 1, 2023
Introduction: Implantation of cardiac devices in patients with heart failure has contributed to improvement in quality of their life. Nevertheless, in the final stages of the disease, it is necessary to deactivate the devices for a peaceful death and the avoidance of suffering.The purpose of this review was to explore deactivation of implantable cardiac devices in end-stage heart failure patients.Methodology:

PATIENTS' PERCEPTIONS ABOUT LIVING WITH PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKERS
Tuesday, May 1, 2018
Nurses play an increasingly prominent role in cardiac pacing during both the inpatient and the outpatient phases of care and they may foster positive attitude to this implanted device. Aim: of this research was to explore perceptions of patients living with a permanent cardiac pacemaker dual-chamber (PMs-DDD) aged over 60 years. Material and Methods: The sample of the study consisted of 50 patients

PATIENTS' PROBLEMS WITH A PERMANENT HEART PACEMAKER
Saturday, January 1, 2022
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PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER
Friday, January 5, 2018
Cardiac pacemaker is a device largely used to the treatment of heart rhythm problems.1 Though the first pacemaker was implanted in 1950, it is estimated that 3 million people worldwide have a pacemaker and about 600 thousand pacemakers are implanted annually.2,3 In 2004, about 179.000 new pacemakers were implanted the United States 4 while in Australia,

QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS WITH PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER
Saturday, October 1, 2022
Introduction: Over the past few decades, rates of permanent cardiac pacemaker implantation have rapidly increased mainly due to improvements in the diagnosis of heart disease and advances in technology. The implantation of a pacemaker for the treatment of bradycardia and other arrhythmias has significantly contributed to the improvement of patients’ quality of life. The purpose of this review was