Publications by authors named "Carla Fraguela-Medina"
Objective: To determine psychological distress in congenital heart disease (CHD) patients.
Methods: Cross-sectional study among consecutive CHD patients recruited from a single hospital outpatient clinic to determine anxiety and depression according to the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) questionnaire.
Results: One hundred and sixty-nine CHD patients [29 (19-39) years old, 100 (59%) males] were studied.
Article Synopsis
- Congenital heart disease (CHD) patients show an increase in hypertension and diabetes as they age compared to control groups, though they are generally less dyslipidemic and have lower smoking rates.
- A study of 818 CHD patients revealed higher occurrences of arterial thrombotic events, particularly strokes and transient ischemic attacks, despite no significant difference in myocardial infarction rates when compared to controls.
- The findings suggest a complex relationship between CHD, age, and cardiovascular risk factors, as older CHD patients tend to have a higher prevalence of hypertension, diabetes, and related arterial complications.