Anxiety and depression in cardiac amyloidosis: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Cardiac amyloidosis (CA) is a rare and underdiagnosed disease associated with a high mortality rate. Although, in the last decade, there has been increasing attention in the literature to the relationship between CA and psychological distress in patients, the evidence on this association has not yet been systematised. Therefore, this study aims to fill this gap.

Design

Following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines, a systematic review was conducted.

Data sources

PubMed, ScienceDirect, Scopus and Web of Science were searched, with the last update conducted on 23 September 2024, and no time restrictions were applied.

Eligibility criteria

Studies had to meet the following inclusion criteria to be included: (

SUBMITTER: Ghinassi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12273105 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature