Chronic heart failure (CHF) is a progressive and disabling condition that significantly
impacts patients' daily lives. One of its effects is decreased opportunities to participate in …

Abstract The American Heart Association has recommended that palliative care be
integrated into the care of all patients with advanced cardiac illnesses. Notwithstanding, the …

Background While palliative care for patients with heart failure has gained global attention,
in Iran most palliative care interventions have focused only on cancer patients. The purpose …

Kinesiophobia is related with adverse outcomes in various diseases, but it has not been
studied in chronic heart failure (CHF). Fatigue often causes movement avoidance in CHF …

Introduction Hybrid comprehensive telerehabilitation (HCTR) consisting of telecare (with
psychological telesupport), telerehabilitation and remote monitoring of implantable devices …

Background Low magnesium and vitamin D levels negatively affect individuals' health. Aims
We aimed to investigate the association of magnesium status with grip strength and fatigue …

Introduction: Implantation of a permanent cardiac pacemaker (PPM) improves recipients'
quality of life (QoL). However, psychiatric disturbance may adversely affect QoL and …

Background Adults with heart failure (HF) experience a constellation of symptoms; however,
understanding of gender differences in HF symptoms remain elusive. The aim of this study …

Results Data analysis showed moderate levels of anxiety and high levels of adherence to
therapeutic guidelines as well as moderate to large effects of HF on patients' fatigue and …

Aims This paper aims to assess kinematic parameters related to functional capacity, fatigue,
and breathlessness during the 6-min walk test (6MWT) in patients with heart failure with …