Healio (6/20, Swain) reports, “Among patients who received an implantable cardioverter defibrillator” (ICD), “a diagnosis or clinically relevant symptoms consistent with anxiety, depression or PTSD were common, especially in the first year, researchers” concluded in the findings of a 109-study systematic review and meta-analysis encompassing 39,954 patients and published in the June issue of the journal Europace.
Related Links:
— “Mood disorders common in first year after ICD implantation,” Erik Swain, Healio, June 20, 2023