Heart and MindPub Date : 2021-10-01DOI: 10.4103/hm.hm_39_21
M. Habibović, C. Kraaij, S. Pauws, Jos G. Widdershoven
{"title":"Patient perspective on telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic at the cardiology outpatient clinic: Data from a qualitative study","authors":"M. Habibović, C. Kraaij, S. Pauws, Jos G. Widdershoven","doi":"10.4103/hm.hm_39_21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/hm.hm_39_21","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Within the field of cardiology, telehealth has been advocated by many as important benefits have been demonstrated regarding disease management and survival. Both patient- and physician-related barriers have hampered the uptake of telehealth in the clinical practice. The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed the upscaling of telehealth modalities. Objective: The current study will examine patients' preferences, needs, and recommendations regarding the use of telehealth at the cardiology outpatient clinic during the pandemic. Methods: Semi-structured focus groups were organized covering two themes: (1) patients' experiences with telehealth and (2) patients' needs and recommendations regarding the use of telehealth. Focus groups were held online using Microsoft Teams, and audio recordings were made. After transcribing the recordings, thematic analysis was applied to code the answers that were given. Results: A total of n = 19 patients were recruited; the mean age was 62.4 (7.7) and 10 (52.6%) were female. The majority of the patients (15/19) indicated to be positive regarding telehealth use mainly due to its time-saving character. Four patients were negative toward telehealth as they did not receive appropriate care in their perception due to telehealth use. Patients recommend using blended care where teleconsultation, and face-to-face appointments are provided in accordance with patients' preferences. Conclusions: This is the first study to examine, in-depth, cardiac patients' experiences, needs, and recommendations regarding telehealth use in the clinical practice. Learning from current experiences with the COVID-19 pandemic where upscaling of telehealth emerged will give us a foundation to further increase the uptake of telehealth in the clinical practice.","PeriodicalId":34653,"journal":{"name":"Heart and Mind","volume":"5 1","pages":"132 - 137"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48020666","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Heart and MindPub Date : 2021-07-01DOI: 10.4103/hm.hm_7_21
J. Peteiro, A. Bouzas-Mosquera, C. Barbeito-Caamaño, J. Vazquez-Rodriguez
{"title":"Strategy for discharges from the stress test laboratory for ambulatory patients with chest pain/dyspnea in COVID-19 times","authors":"J. Peteiro, A. Bouzas-Mosquera, C. Barbeito-Caamaño, J. Vazquez-Rodriguez","doi":"10.4103/hm.hm_7_21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/hm.hm_7_21","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: To reduce contacts during the COVID-19 pandemic, we elaborated a protocol for ambulatory referrals for exercise testing that included discharges from the stress test laboratory (STL). Methods and Results: From 403 patients referred for chest pain (68%) or dyspnea (32%), 219 were straight discharged from the STL (54%), without findings of coronary artery disease in 192 (88%), whereas in 120 (29.5%), further visits were recommended. Medical treatment was modified after the tests in 116 patients (29%). Conclusions: A strategy consisting of discharge from the STL for patients with negative/spurious stress test results, making therapeutic recommendations, seems feasible, effective, and overall opportune in the current situation.","PeriodicalId":34653,"journal":{"name":"Heart and Mind","volume":"5 1","pages":"95 - 97"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43433029","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Heart and MindPub Date : 2021-07-01DOI: 10.4103/hm.hm_16_21
Saloni Malik, Manisha Naithani, A. Mirza, Anshuman Darbari, R. Saxena
{"title":"Possible mechanisms of cardiovascular complications and troponin elevation in coronavirus disease: A narrative review","authors":"Saloni Malik, Manisha Naithani, A. Mirza, Anshuman Darbari, R. Saxena","doi":"10.4103/hm.hm_16_21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/hm.hm_16_21","url":null,"abstract":"More than 20 million human beings got infected by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and suffered from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) disease in the current global pandemic. This disease flow showed a heterogeneous spectrum due to various personalized underlying causes and immunogenetics makeup of an individual. Substantial evidence suggests that the severity of pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome, multi-organ failures, and deaths in COVID-19 is attributable to cytokine storm. Thus, in a cytokine storm, the dysregulated immune system is triggered by superantigen of SARS-CoV-2 to release various cytokines with high speed and increased blood circulation concentrations, leading to diverse clinical manifestations of massive multi-organ destruction and death due to exuberant hyperinflammation at a local and systemic level. SARS-CoV-2 can also significantly affect the cardiovascular system of the infected persons through a systemic outburst of the cytokine storm. SARS-CoV-2 infection accompanies many cardiovascular complications that include myocardial infarction, myocarditis, microangiopathy, venous thromboembolism, and a cytokine storm burden resulting in heart failure. This narrative review attempts to gather all recent evidence by Internet-based literature search with relevant keywords related to coronavirus disease with main objective and focus on possible mechanisms of pathophysiology of troponin elevation and cardiovascular complications, with its diagnosis and recent guidelines for its management.","PeriodicalId":34653,"journal":{"name":"Heart and Mind","volume":"5 1","pages":"65 - 72"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48141340","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Heart and MindPub Date : 2021-07-01DOI: 10.4103/hm.hm_30_21
Muhammad Islam
{"title":"Yogic intervention may be used as an alternative medicine in games and sports: An observation","authors":"Muhammad Islam","doi":"10.4103/hm.hm_30_21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/hm.hm_30_21","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":34653,"journal":{"name":"Heart and Mind","volume":"5 1","pages":"98 - 99"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45356967","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Heart and MindPub Date : 2021-07-01DOI: 10.4103/hm.hm_22_21
A. Low, Stella Chan
{"title":"Case study: Monitoring the effectiveness of aromatherapeutic breathing with heart rate variability biofeedback","authors":"A. Low, Stella Chan","doi":"10.4103/hm.hm_22_21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/hm.hm_22_21","url":null,"abstract":"Heart rate variability (HRV) can be used as an objective measure of mental health and workplace stress. Workplace stress is associated with poor performance and organizations desire optimal performance from employees. In this case study, the researcher utilizes a heart rate variability biofeedback (HRVB) tool to biologically monitor the effectiveness of aromatherapeutic breathing intervention for his client, a manager who works in an educational center in Hong Kong. The researcher presents a review of each of the four sessions he has conducted with his client. Both aromatherapeutic breathing with “earth” (ABwE) and HRVB were used during the sessions, and the client was able to shift her physiology profoundly. Results were promising, and the researcher recommends using ABwE as an important intervention and agent for change for stressful clients.","PeriodicalId":34653,"journal":{"name":"Heart and Mind","volume":"5 1","pages":"90 - 94"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46200412","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Heart and MindPub Date : 2021-04-01DOI: 10.4103/hm.hm_29_21
Jamie Y. Ho, Timothy Ming Ng, Shuyun Cen, C. Sia, Po F Chan, T. Yeo
{"title":"Metastatic ovarian cancer presenting as takotsubo cardiomyopathy: A case report","authors":"Jamie Y. Ho, Timothy Ming Ng, Shuyun Cen, C. Sia, Po F Chan, T. Yeo","doi":"10.4103/hm.hm_29_21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/hm.hm_29_21","url":null,"abstract":"A 65-year-old female presented with 2 weeks of dyspnoea, associated with orthopnoea and lower limb pitting edema. There were no prior major physical or emotional stressors. Initial investigations showed elevated N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-ProBNP), Troponin-I and dynamic ST-T changes on electrocardiogram. Coronary angiography was normal and echocardiography demonstrated apical akinesis and ballooning with normokinesis of the base of the left ventricle. A diagnosis of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TC) was made. The patient was initially treated for heart failure as well but a thoracentesis of pleural fluid demonstrated adenocarcinoma. Computed tomography revealed newly diagnosed metastatic ovarian adenocarcinoma. To our knowledge, TC as a presentation of undiagnosed metastatic ovarian cancer has not been reported before and we believe that this case adds to the growing literature of the link between TC and cancer.","PeriodicalId":34653,"journal":{"name":"Heart and Mind","volume":"5 1","pages":"61 - 63"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45794880","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Heart and MindPub Date : 2021-04-01DOI: 10.4103/hm.hm_26_21
G. Tersalvi, M. Averaimo, Dario Winterton, F. Scopigni
{"title":"Acute heart failure due to invasive pneumococcal disease and purulent pericarditis: A case report","authors":"G. Tersalvi, M. Averaimo, Dario Winterton, F. Scopigni","doi":"10.4103/hm.hm_26_21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/hm.hm_26_21","url":null,"abstract":"This report describes a 61-year-old female with no previous cardiovascular history presented with acute heart failure. Clinical, laboratory, and imaging findings suggested the diagnosis of pneumococcal invasive disease with concomitant purulent pericarditis. Prompt pharmacological and operatory treatment with both pericardiocentesis and further fenestration brought to a complete recovery.","PeriodicalId":34653,"journal":{"name":"Heart and Mind","volume":"5 1","pages":"58 - 60"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42932756","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Heart and MindPub Date : 2021-04-01DOI: 10.4103/hm.hm_28_21
M. Maines, Francesco Peruzza, C. Angheben, P. Moggio, D. Catanzariti, M. Greco
{"title":"Hypnotic communication in interventional electrophysiology procedures in the COVID-19 period","authors":"M. Maines, Francesco Peruzza, C. Angheben, P. Moggio, D. Catanzariti, M. Greco","doi":"10.4103/hm.hm_28_21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/hm.hm_28_21","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Hypnotic communication is a validated technique for reducing procedural anxiety and pain. The aim of our work was to evaluate the additional utility of hypnotic communication during catheter ablation procedures in the COVID-19 period. Materials and Methods: Sixteen consecutive patients undergoing electrophysiological study and catheter ablation underwent: 8 to standard sedation procedure (Group B) and 8 to this with the addition of hypnotic communication (Group A). In these two groups, we measured and compared preprocedure and intraprocedure anxiety, compliance to the procedure, perceived pain, use of drugs, the procedural time perceived by the patient compared to real time in minutes, and radiological exposure, using validated scales. Results: Hypnotic communication resulted in a significant reduction in anxiety during the procedure (Group A: 1.1 ± 0.6 vs. Group B: 3.4 ± 2; P = 0.003); better procedural compliance (Group A: 4.8 ± 0.5 vs. Group B: 3.7 ± 0.8; P = 0.002) and showed a trend toward a reduction in procedural pain (Group A: 2.4 ± 2 vs. Group B: 4.3 ± 1.8; P = 0.08) compared to standard sedation. Midazolam was not used in Group A, while an average of 3 ± 1.3 mg was used in Group B. The use of local anesthetic and Fentanest was comparable. The real procedural durations (Group A: 167.5 ± 30.1 vs. Group B: 150 ± 27.8 min; P = not significant) and perceived (Group A: 78.8 ± 15.5 vs. Group B: 86.3 ± 29.9 min; P = not significant) and the difference between these was also comparable. The radiological exposure was 74.4 ± 65.5 s in Group A and 118 ± 119 s in Group B (P = not significant). There were no complications in the two groups. Conclusions: Hypnotic communication as an additional strategy during electrophysiological interventional procedures has made possible to eliminate the use of midazolam and reduce anxiety during the procedure, but above all, it has improved the patient's compliance with the procedure compared to traditional sedation approach.","PeriodicalId":34653,"journal":{"name":"Heart and Mind","volume":"5 1","pages":"40 - 44"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46269745","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Heart and MindPub Date : 2021-04-01DOI: 10.4103/hm.hm_15_21
M. Habibović, J. Widdershoven, M. Wetzels, J. Piera-Jiménez, W. Kop
{"title":"Association between behavioral flexibility and psychological distress in patients with cardiovascular disease: Data from the do cardiac health: Advanced new generation ecosystem study","authors":"M. Habibović, J. Widdershoven, M. Wetzels, J. Piera-Jiménez, W. Kop","doi":"10.4103/hm.hm_15_21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/hm.hm_15_21","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: Being able to adapt to a changing environment has been associated with better mental and physical health. This adaptivity can be measured by behavioral flexibility assessment tools. However, the mental health consequences of behavioral flexibility have not been examined in patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD). The current study aims to examine if behavioral flexibility is associated with depression and anxiety in patients with CVD. Methods: A total of n = 387 patients with stable CVD were recruited as a part of the Do CHANGE study. At baseline, 3, and 6 months, data were collected. Depression (Patient Health Questionnaire-9) and anxiety (Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale-7) were assessed at all time points. Results: The mean age of the sample was 61.9 ± 10.23 years, with 274 (71%) being male. An inverse association between behavioral flexibility and depression at baseline, 3, and 6 months was observed. The associations remained significant after adjusting for relevant demographic and medical variables and baseline depression. No longitudinal association between behavioral flexibility and anxiety was found in the multivariate models. Conclusions: Behavioral flexibility is associated with depression in cardiac patients. Future studies should focus on examining the pathways of this association and offering patients with low flexibility levels additional care if needed.","PeriodicalId":34653,"journal":{"name":"Heart and Mind","volume":"5 1","pages":"33 - 39"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48173735","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Heart and MindPub Date : 2021-01-01DOI: 10.4103/hm.hm_4_21
Anshuman Darbari, Devender Singh, P. Patil, B. Kumar
{"title":"Emergency mitral valve replacement in dextrocardia with situs inversus totalis: Surgeon's dilemma of mirror image","authors":"Anshuman Darbari, Devender Singh, P. Patil, B. Kumar","doi":"10.4103/hm.hm_4_21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/hm.hm_4_21","url":null,"abstract":"Situs inversus totalis denotes that the heart and all body organs are the mirror image of one another. Understanding the surgical anatomy is crucial for the proper surgical plan, as the surgeon needs to tailor any operative procedure to improve surgical exposure. Here, we are reporting a rare case of emergency mitral valve replacement for acute severe mitral insufficiency secondary to infective endocarditis in a previously known case of dextrocardia with situs inversus totalis.","PeriodicalId":34653,"journal":{"name":"Heart and Mind","volume":"5 1","pages":"19 - 22"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44736432","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}