Anxiety in heart failure patients: its association with depression, cognition, personality, and quality of life
Heart failure (HF) is a disabling diagnosis with an unfavorable prognosis, which is considered a worldwide public health problem and the first cause of death when compared with other cardiovascular diseases. Research showed that the relationship between psychological disorders and cardiovascular diseases increases the risk and worsens the prognosis of these diseases. Despite being the most present psychological symptoms in this population, anxiety and depression have received less attention i...