Quality of life and depression in patients with different patterns of atrial fibrillation.

Background: atrial fibrillation (AF) is difficult to cure and significantly affects quality of life was well as emotional status of patients.

Aim: to evaluate quality of life and depression level in patients with various patterns of AF.

Methods: we studied 150 consecutive patients with AF aged 35-83 years, including 61 patients with paroxysmal AF, 46 patients with persistent AF, and 43 patients with permanent AF.

Psychological and clinical problems in young adults with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators.

Background: Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICD) are the most effective treatment in patients with the risk of sudden cardiac death. ICD improves patients' safety but is also the source of numerous inconveniences. Especially young people consider such ICD-related inconveniences as most unwelcome.

Quality of life in patients undergoing cardiac resynchronisation therapy.

Background: Cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT) is often recommended for the treatment of patients with severe heart failure and cardiac dyssynchrony. The procedure efficacy should be evaluated not only by objective criteria and clinical end points, but also by patients' subjective opinion of their everyday functioning.

Aim: To assess the quality of life (QoL) in patients treated with CRT.