Publications by authors named "Weidner K"
This study investigates the prognosis of acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) on admission (i.e., primary ADHF) as compared to ADHF onset during course of hospitalization (i.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The study investigates the prognostic impact of sex and sex-related differences in patients hospitalized with heart failure with mildly reduced ejection fraction (HFmrEF). More data regarding the characterization of patients and their outcomes in the presence of HFmrEF are needed.
Methods And Results: Consecutive patients hospitalized with HFmrEF (ie, left ventricular ejection fraction 41%-49% and signs or symptoms of HF) were retrospectively included at one institution from 2016 to 2022.
Dissociative symptoms are a frequent complication in posttraumatic stress disorders affecting about a third of all PTSD patients. While theoretical models predict a physiological hypoarousal during posttraumatic dissociations, empirical evidence is lacking. We addressed this by studying spontaneously occurring dissociative symptoms and related heart rate changes in an ecological momentary assessment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF: The study investigates sex-related differences and outcomes in unselected patients undergoing invasive coronary angiography (CA). Sex-based differences with regard to baseline characteristics and management of patients with cardiovascular disease have yet been demonstrated. However, their impact on long-term outcomes in unselected patients undergoing CA remains unknown.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe associations between paternal postpartum depressive symptoms and testosterone and cortisol levels in hair over the first two years postpartum.
Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry
January 2025
Background: After the birth of a child, also fathers may develop postpartum depression. Altered steroid hormone concentrations are discussed as a possible underlying mechanism, as these have been associated with depressive symptoms in previous studies outside the postpartum period. While higher paternal testosterone levels have been found to protect against paternal postpartum depressive symptoms (PPDS), an association between higher cortisol levels and PPDS has been seen in postpartum mothers, with no comparable studies available on fathers.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) should be used to assess treatment success in psoriasis (PSO). However, the DLQI does not assess the importance and achievement of treatment goals. The Patient Benefit Index (PBI) is a questionnaire that takes both into account.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The study investigates the prognostic impact of dyskalemias in patients hospitalized with heart failure with mildly reduced ejection fraction (HFmrEF).
Background: Although dyskalemias represent a common complication in patients with heart failure (HF) and reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), data concerning the prevalence and prognostic impact of dyskalemias in HFmrEF is limited.
Methods: Consecutive patients with HFmrEF were retrospectively included at one institution from 2016 to 2022.
Background: There is limited data regarding the influence of lung compliance on the outcome of patients with cardiogenic shock (CS). Thus, a registry study was conducted to assess the prognostic influence of lung compliance in invasively ventilated patients with CS.
Methods: Hospital records for consecutive invasively ventilated CS-patients from June 2019 to May 2021 were collected into a prospective registry.
Article Synopsis
- The study evaluates the impact of right bundle branch block (RBBB) and left bundle branch block (LBBB) on the prognosis of patients with cardiogenic shock (CS), focusing on 30-day mortality rates.
- It involved 248 adult patients from an ICU in Germany, finding that those with RBBB had the highest mortality at 72.5%, compared to 52.9% for LBBB and 50.0% for no block.
- RBBB significantly predicted increased mortality even after adjusting for key health indicators, while LBBB showed no significant association with mortality outcomes.
: This study investigates the prevalence and prognostic impact of concomitant anemia in unselected patients undergoing invasive coronary angiography (CA). The spectrum of patients undergoing CA has significantly changed during the past decades, related to ongoing demographic changes and improved treatment strategies for patients with cardiovascular disease. : Consecutive patients undergoing invasive CA from 2016 to 2022 were retrospectively included at one institution.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: While ample data demonstrate the effectiveness of inpatient psychosomatic treatment, clinical observation and empirical evidence demonstrate that not all patients benefit equally from established therapeutic methods. Especially patients with a comorbid personality disorder often show reduced therapeutic success compared to other patient groups. Due to the heterogeneous and categorical personality assessment, previous studies indicated no uniform direction of this influence.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF[Workplace-related stress experience and mental health of healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: risk and protective factors from the VOICE study].
Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz
November 2024
Background: Healthcare workers have an increased risk of depression and anxiety, and medical staff have faced a wide variety of challenges, especially during the COVID-19-pandemic. The aim of the VOICE study was to investigate risk and protective factors for workplace-related stress experience and mental health.
Method: A multicentre, web-based and prospective survey (VOICE study) was initiated in the spring of 2020 by a network of five psychosomatic university clinics (Erlangen, Ulm, Bonn, Cologne and Dresden).
Unlabelled: Effectiveness and limitations of a DBT-informed day-patient treatment for patients with borderline personality disorder Introduction: Borderline personality disorder, a highly prevalent personality disorder is associated with remarkable impairment and is considered one of the most challenging mental illnesses to treat. Dialectical Behavioral Therapy has been recommended by the American Psychiatric Association as a specific treatment for patients with borderline personality disorder. So far, little is known about its effectiveness in a day-patient setting.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study investigates age-related differences and outcomes in patients hospitalized with heart failure with a mildly reduced ejection fraction (HFmrEF). The characterization of patients with HFmrEF and the prognostic value of age has rarely been investigated. Patients with HFmrEF were retrospectively included at one institution between 2016 and 2022.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF[Mental distress of intensive care staff in Germany during the COVID-19 pandemic. Results from the VOICE study].
Med Klin Intensivmed Notfmed
August 2024
Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic posed major challenges to the healthcare system worldwide and led to particular stress among healthcare workers. The aim of this analysis was to investigate the level of global mental stress of direct healthcare workers in Germany during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods: In this prospective cross-sectional study with four measurement points (T1: 4-5/2020, T2:11/2020-1/2021, 5-7/2021, 2-5/2022), psychological distress symptoms were recorded in an online survey with the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-4) among hospital staff working in direct patient care (N = 5408 datasets).
Objective: This study investigates the prevalence and prognostic impact of diastolic dysfunction (DD) in patients hospitalized with heart failure (HF) with mildly reduced ejection fraction (HFmrEF) in sinus rhythm.
Background: Data regarding the prognostic impact of DD in patients with HFmrEF is limited.
Methods: From 2016 to 2022, all patients hospitalized with HFmrEF (i.
Article Synopsis
- The COVID-19 pandemic made work tougher for healthcare workers (HCWs), especially for migrant workers in Germany.
- A study looked at mental health issues like depression and anxiety between 780 migrant HCWs and 6,407 native HCWs.
- The results showed that migrant workers from poorer countries experienced more depression than those from richer countries, and all HCWs reported feelings of stress, suggesting the need for support programs for healthcare workers, especially migrants.
Objective: The study investigates the characteristics and prognostic impact of different heart failure (HF) etiologies in patients with heart failure with mildly reduced ejection fraction (HFmrEF).
Background: Data regarding the characterization of patients with HFmrEF and their outcomes is scarce.
Methods: Consecutive patients with HFmrEF (i.
Article Synopsis
- - The research suggests that the smell of infants plays a key role in helping humans recognize and bond with their kin, similar to other cues in the Kindchenschema, which are physical features that evoke caregiving responses.
- - Two fMRI studies showed that both mothers and non-mothers exhibited increased brain activity in the areas associated with pleasure and reward when exposed to infant body odors, compared to post-pubertal body odors.
- - The findings indicate that the stronger brain responses to infant smells are linked to how participants perceive those odors, and they highlight that these responses are influenced by personal experiences, especially for mothers.
Aims: The study investigates the prognosis of atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients with heart failure with mildly reduced ejection fraction (HFmrEF). Data concerning the prognostic impact of AF in patients with HFmrEF is scarce.
Methods And Results: Consecutive patients with HFmrEF [i.
: The occurrence of ventricular tachyarrhythmias represents an established risk factor of mortality in heart failure (HF). However, data concerning their prognostic impact in heart failure with mildly reduced ejection fraction (HFmrEF) is limited. Therefore, the present study aims to investigate patient characteristics associated with ventricular tachyarrhythmias and their prognostic impact in patients with HFmrEF.
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- The study looked at how tricuspid regurgitation (TR), a heart problem, affects patients who are in cardiogenic shock (CS), which is a serious condition where the heart can't pump enough blood.
- Researchers checked medical records and used special tests to see how different levels of TR influenced how long patients survived after 30 days.
- They found that patients with severe TR had a higher chance of dying within 30 days compared to those with less severe TR, especially in patients without a heart attack.
Objective: The study investigates the prognostic impact of the severity and etiology of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in patients with heart failure with mildly reduced ejection fraction (HFmrEF).
Background: Data regarding the outcomes in patients with CKD in HFmrEF is scarce.
Methods: Consecutive patients with HFmrEF were retrospectively included at one institution from 2016 to 2022.