Impact of cognitive behavioral therapy on depression symptoms after transcatheter aortic valve replacement: A randomized controlled trial. International journal of cardiology Edwards, K. S., Chow, E. K., Dao, C., Hossepian, D., Johnson, A. G., Desai, M., Shah, S., Lee, A., Yeung, A. C., Fischbein, M., Fearon, W. F. 2020

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BACKGROUND: Depression is a significant concern after cardiac surgery and has not been studied in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). We sought to examine the prevalence of pre-procedure depression and anxiety symptoms and explore whether brief bedside cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) could prevent post-TAVR psychological distress.METHODS: We prospectively recruited consecutive TAVR patients and randomized them to receive brief CBT or treatment as usual (TAU) during their hospitalization. Multi-level regression techniques were used to evaluate changes by treatment arm in depression, anxiety, and quality of life from baseline to 1?month post-TAVR adjusted for sex, race, DM, CHF, MMSE, and STS score.RESULTS: One hundred and forty six participants were randomized. The mean age was 82?years, and 43% were female. Self-reported depression and anxiety scores meeting cutoffs for clinical level distress were 24.6% and 23.2% respectively. Both TAU and CBT groups had comparable improvements in depressive symptoms at 1-month (31% reduction for TAU and 35% reduction for CBT, p?=?.83). Similarly, both TAU and CBT groups had comparable improvements in anxiety symptoms at 1-month (8% reduction for TAU and 11% reduction for CBT, p?=?.1). Quality of life scores also improved and were not significantly different between the two groups.CONCLUSIONS: Pre-procedure depression and anxiety may be common among patients undergoing TAVR. However, TAVR patients show spontaneous improvement in depression and anxiety scores at 1-month follow up, regardless of brief CBT. Further research is needed to determine whether more tailored CBT interventions may improve psychological and medical outcomes.

View details for DOI 10.1016/j.ijcard.2020.08.007

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