The experience of bodily image for patients with left ventricular assist device

The experience of bodily image for patients with left ventricular assist device

IntroductionMechanical Cardiac Support and Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVAD) have been demonstrated to prolong Heart Failure patients' survival and improve their quality of life. LVAD implantation has a considerable effect on patients' body image. Patients find it hard to accept the d...

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Main Authors: Irena Milaniak, Emilia Witkowska, Marta Cebula, Paulina Tomsia, Grzegorz Wasilewski, Izabela Górkiewicz-Kot, Sylwia Wiśniowska-Śmiałek, Michał Kaleta, Karol Wierzbicki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
left ventricular assistance device
body image
patient
anxiety
depression
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1484428/full
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