title: Differences in quality of life, anxiety and depression in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and common forms of atrioventricular reentry supraventricular tachycardias.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The aim of this study was to evaluate the differences in quality of life and psychosocial stress parameters among patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) and common forms of atrioventricular reentry supraventricular tachycardias (SVTs).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The total study population included 106 patients, 54 patients with paroxysmal AF (32 males, age 56.64±12.50 years) and 52 with SVTs (25 males, age 40.46±14.96 years). General health (p<0.01), physical function (p=0.004), role emotion (p=0.002) and role physical (p<0.01) scores were lower in patients who suffered AF. SF-36 physical and mental health summary measures were also significantly lower in the AF group compared to those in SVT group (p<0.01 and p=0.001, respectively). Lower SF-36 total score was observed in patients with AF compared to those with SVTs (p<0.01). Comparing the anxiety and depression scores all the values were higher in patients with AF. Higher STAI-state scores (p<0.01), STAI-trait scores (p=0.039) and BDI scores (p=0.077) were seen in patients who suffered AF comparing to those with SVTs.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Quality of life is significantly impaired and the level of anxiety is significantly higher in patients with AF comparing to those with common forms of SVTs.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Cardiology, Laboratory of Cardiac Electrophysiology, "Evangelismos" General Hospital of Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Louiza
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lioni
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Cardiology, Laboratory of Cardiac Electrophysiology, "Evangelismos" General Hospital of Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vlachos
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Cardiology, Laboratory of Cardiac Electrophysiology, "Evangelismos" General Hospital of Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Konstantinos P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Letsas
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Cardiology, Laboratory of Cardiac Electrophysiology, "Evangelismos" General Hospital of Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Efremidis
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Cardiology, Laboratory of Cardiac Electrophysiology, "Evangelismos" General Hospital of Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Karlis
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Cardiology, Laboratory of Cardiac Electrophysiology, "Evangelismos" General Hospital of Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Asvestas
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Cardiology, Laboratory of Cardiac Electrophysiology, "Evangelismos" General Hospital of Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Vasilios
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kareliotis
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Cardiology, Laboratory of Cardiac Electrophysiology, "Evangelismos" General Hospital of Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Sotirios
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Xydonas
authors.affiliation: "Dromokaiteio" Psychiatric Hospital of Attica, Greece.
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Dimopoulos
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Ioannina, Greece.
authors.forename: Panagiotis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Korantzopoulos
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, "ELPIS" General Hospital of Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Athanasios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Trikas
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Cardiology, Laboratory of Cardiac Electrophysiology, "Evangelismos" General Hospital of Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Antonios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sideris
keywords: Quality of life; anxiety; atrial fibrillation; depression; supraventricular tachycardias