Heart Transplants

Researchers from University of Bologna publish findings in heart transplants

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, June 14th, 2010

According to a study from Bologna, Italy, "Some reports suggest a link between poor psychological adjustment to heart transplantation and an increased risk of subsequent adverse clinical outcome. Despite its prognostic and therapeutic implications, this issue is still lacking adequate empirical studies."

"We prospectively tested the predictive value of a complete set of psychiatric and psychological variables, collected with both self-rating and observer-based instruments at midterm after heart transplantation, on the subsequent 6-year survival status. Ninety-five heart transplanted patients underwent the structured clinical interview for Diagnostic and Statistical...

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Source: Obesity and Diabetes Week (2010-06-14)

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