Impact of Cardiac Surgery on the Quality of Life: Neurological and Psychological Aspects

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Introduction....Pages 1-5
Front Matter....Pages 7-7
Methods — Construction and Clinical Application of the Hamburg Rating Scale for Psychic Disturbances (HRPD)....Pages 9-18
Psychiatric Methods of the International Study: Hamilton Depression and Anxiety Scales....Pages 19-26
Psychiatric Issues: Simple Frequencies Pre- and Postoperatively....Pages 27-37
Fantasies Evoked by Cardiac Surgery....Pages 39-43
The Evaluation of the Emotional Climate in the Families of Cardiac Surgery Patients....Pages 45-48
Psychologic Sequelae of Cardiac Valve Implantation....Pages 49-52
What Do Patients with Incomplete Postoperative Data Tell Us? The Problem of Fatal Outcome and Refusing Postoperative Testing: Psychiatric Aspects....Pages 53-59
Psychological Adaptation of Patients 3 to 5 Years After Heart Surgery....Pages 61-72
An Interpretive Study of the Metaphors Male Coronary Artery Surgery Patients Use to Describe the Surgical Experience....Pages 73-81
Good Psychosocial Adaptation to Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators....Pages 83-88
Denial Among Cardiac Patients with the Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator....Pages 89-93
Front Matter....Pages 95-95
The Susceptibility of the Central Nervous System to Open Heart Surgery....Pages 97-104
Neurological Assessment of Early Cerebral Outcome after Coronary Bypass Surgery....Pages 105-109
Automatic EEG Monitoring in Cardiac Surgery....Pages 111-120
Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain in Infants and Children Before and After Cardiac Surgery; A Prospective Study....Pages 121-128
Cerebral Dysfunction in Elective Coronary Surgery....Pages 129-136
Cerebral Blood Flow Regulation during Cardiopulmonary Bypass: Correlation with Postoperative Neurologic and Neuropsychologic Deficits....Pages 137-143
Electroencephalogram-Based Prognosis of Cardiac Surgery — A Long-Term Follow-Up Study....Pages 145-151
Front Matter....Pages 153-153
The Use of Cognitive Tests to Assess Cognitive Impairment In Cardiac Surgery Patients: With Emphasis on the Clat Analogy Test....Pages 155-166
Front Matter....Pages 153-153
Changes in Psychometric Test Scores After Cardiac Surgery....Pages 167-171
The Persistence of Neuropsychological Deficits Twelve Months After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery....Pages 173-179
Neuropsychological Functioning Following Cardiopulmonary Bypass....Pages 181-189
Reports of Cognitive Change, Mood State and Assessed Cognition Following Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery....Pages 191-199
Memory Functioning After Cardiac Surgery with Cardiopulmonary Bypass: Comparisons Between Heart and Back Patients....Pages 201-210
Neuropsychological Findings and Personality Structure Associated with Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery (CABS): An Eight Month Follow-Up Study....Pages 211-219
Predicting Memory Outcome from Medical Variables After Cardiac Surgery with Cardiopulmonary Bypass....Pages 221-230
Neuropsychological Impairment in Candidates for Cardiac Transplantation....Pages 231-235
Front Matter....Pages 237-237
The Surgeon’s Description of the Patient Population....Pages 239-246
A Study of Equipment for and Performance of Extracorporeal Circulation....Pages 247-254
Cerebral Protection during Cardiopulmonary Bypass: Devices and Techniques to Prevent Air Embolism....Pages 255-263
Cerebral Blood Flow Declines Independently of Metabolism During Hypothermic Cardiopulmonary Bypass....Pages 265-271
Emission of Micro-Bubbles in Bubble (BO) and Membrane-Oxygenators (MO): A Comparative Investigation....Pages 273-278
Comparison of In-Hospital Conditions for “International Study” and “Non-Study” Patients....Pages 279-284
Weight Gain and the Development of Sleep Apnea Following Heart Transplantation....Pages 285-289
Front Matter....Pages 291-291
Demographics of the Multi-Center Sample....Pages 293-295
Type of Oxygenator, Type of Arterial Filter, and Bypass Time, in Relation to Outcome....Pages 297-307
Several Parameters of Extracorporeal Circulation and outcome....Pages 309-317
Anesthesia and Psychometric Tests — Problems in Psychological Assessment of Cognitive Recovery After Anesthesia....Pages 319-326
Arterial Line Filtration Reduces Microembolism and Significantly Improves Neuropsychological Outcome in Coronary Artery Surgery....Pages 327-335
Front Matter....Pages 291-291
Cerebral Microembolism and Neuropsychological Outcome Following Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery (CABS) with Either a Membrane or Bubble Oxygenator....Pages 337-342
EEG Monitoring During Cardiopulmonary Bypass Procedures....Pages 343-352
Success of the Low Flow — Low Pressure Perfusion in Reducing Postoperative Psychological Disturbances....Pages 353-363
Review: Medical and Surgical Data....Pages 365-370
Front Matter....Pages 371-371
Correlations Between: Psychiatric, Neurological and Psychometric Variables: Psychiatric and Psychometric Issues....Pages 373-380
Correlations Between Psychiatric and Neurological Findings....Pages 381-387
The Correlation Between Neurological and Neuropsychological Variables....Pages 389-395
Front Matter....Pages 397-397
Can One Predict the Patient’s Postoperative Psychiatric and Neurological Condition?....Pages 399-410
Psychodynamic Prediction of Postoperative Mental Vulnerability....Pages 411-416
The Relevance of Health Related Cognitions and Attitudes for the Prediction of Surgical Outcome....Pages 417-423
The Relationship of Preoperative Anxiety and Postoperative Complications in Patients Having Open Heart Surgery....Pages 425-431
Front Matter....Pages 433-433
Quality of Life of Finnish Heart Surgery Patients Related to Results from Preoperative and Follow-Up Examinations....Pages 435-446
Beck Depression Inventory Scores of Coronary Bypass Patients With or Without Psychological Intervention....Pages 447-454
Quality of Life After Open-Heart Surgery....Pages 455-462
Quality of Life After Cardiac Surgery: Social and Environmental Aspects....Pages 463-470
Quality of Life and Coping in Heart Transplant Recipients....Pages 471-481
Development of a Construct of Psychological Dependency in Patients with the Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator: A Quality of Life Issue....Pages 483-490
Quality of Life Issues and Psychological Treatment Strategies Affecting Coronary Artery Disease During Convalescence and Rehabilitation....Pages 491-502
Back Matter....Pages 503-522