Low acceptance rate of COVID‐19 vaccination and reduced quality of life among heart transplant recipients during the COVID‐19 pandemic

Wu, Qingsong; Shen, Yue; Xie, Lifeng; Zhang, Jiaxin; Qiu, Zhihuang; Tang, Mirong; Chen, Liangwan

doi:10.1111/jocs.17205

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“…Intercostal nerve injury is one of the main causes of pain, so the probability of intercostal nerve injury is reduced due to only 1-2 intercostal incisions in endoscopic surgery. Thoracoscopic surgery can relieve the adverse physiological and psychological stress reaction caused by pain in patients so that they can establish rehabilitation confidence as soon as possible and shorten their postoperative hospital stay [18].…”

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A Study for QOL and Surgical Incision Pain in Patients Undergoing Totally Thoracoscopic Combined Aortic and Mitral Valve Replacement Surgery

Wang

et al. 2023

HSF

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Background: In recent years, based on traditional median sternotomy surgery, totally thoracoscopic for aortic and mitral valve replacement surgery is increasingly being performed despite little published evidence. This study investigated postoperative pain and short-term quality of life (QOL) of patients undergoing double valve replacement surgery. Methods: From November 2021 to December 2022, 141 patients with double valvular heart disease who underwent thoracoscopic group (N = 62) and median sternotomy group (N = 79) were included. Clinical data were recorded, and a visual analog scale (VAS) was used to measure postoperative pain intensity. The medical outcomes study (MOS) 36-item Short-Form Health Survey assessed short-term QOL after surgery. Results: Sixty-two patients underwent total thoracic double valve replacement, and 79 patients underwent median sternotomy double valve replacement. Both groups were similar in terms of demographics and general clinical data, as well as the incidence of postoperative adverse events. The VAS scores of the thoracoscopic group were lower than those in the median sternotomy group. The hospital stay time was significantly shorter in the thoracoscopic group than in the median sternotomy group (30.2 ± 12 days vs. 36 ± 19 days, p = 0.03). The scores of bodily pains and some of the subscales in SF-36 were significantly different between the two groups (p < 0.05). Conclusions: Thoracoscopic combined aortic and mitral valve replacement surgery can reduce postoperative pain and improve short-term postoperative QOL, which has specific clinical application value.

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A Study for QOL and Surgical Incision Pain in Patients Undergoing Totally Thoracoscopic Combined Aortic and Mitral Valve Replacement Surgery

Wang

et al. 2023

HSF

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Low acceptance rate of COVID‐19 vaccination and reduced quality of life among heart transplant recipients during the COVID‐19 pandemic

Shen

Xie

et al. 2022

Journal of Cardiac Surgery

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Objectives: To investigate the impact of the current coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on the quality of life (QoL) and status of COVID-19 vaccination in heart transplant recipients (HTRs).Methods: Patients who underwent allogeneic heart transplants between June 2006 and December 2019, who survived were selected from a follow-up registration form at our center. Data were collected using questionnaires in 2021, the QoL survey was conducted using the MOS 36-item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) and compared to the same time frame in 2019. The patients were divided into two groups: postepidemic (A) and pre-epidemic (B) groups. We also recorded whether the participants had been vaccinated against COVID-19 (Beijing Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine). All the data obtained were analyzed.Results: There were 88 patients who participated in the study. Only 12 (13.6%) were vaccinated. In terms of SF-36 scale assessments, after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Group A scored lower in vitality [52.5(49.0, 58.0) vs. 75.0(69.0, 79.0), p < .001], social functioning [54.0(50.5, 58.0) vs. 74.0(67.5, 78.0), p < .001], role emotional [58.5(55.0, 62.0) vs. 67.0(63.0, 71.0), p < .001], and mental health [58.5(55.0, 62.0) vs. 76.0(72.0, 79.0), p < .001]. In Group A the mental component summary (MCS) significantly decreased [222.0(214.5, 230.0) vs. 289.0(277.5, 299.5), p < .001]. The PCS and MCS of HTRs who had been vaccinated against COVID-19 were significantly higher than those who had not

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SARS-CoV-2 vaccine hesitancy in patients with heart failure: relationship with patient characteristics and pre-pandemic quality of life – a cohort study

Sawczak,

Kukfisz,

Cierzniak

et al. 2023

JMS

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Heart failure (HF) patients are vulnerable to a complicated course of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. The aim of this research was to analyze the relationship between the decision not to be immunized against SARS-CoV-2, clinical, epidemiological factors and pre-pandemic health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of HF patients . Prior to the onset of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, hospitalized HF patients were enrolled as a prospective cohort and interviewed with World Health Organization Quality of Life Brief Version questionnaire. On October 30, 2021, the immunization status was verified. The association of vaccination hesitancy with epidemiological and clinical parameters, and pre-pandemic questionnaire results was tested. Subsequently, the independence from confounding factors, age, sex, New York Heart Association (NYHA) scale, and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) was analyzed. Among 136 included patients, 77.9% were vaccinated. Unvaccinated patients were younger (51.2±13.2 vs 56.6±10.3; p=0.018) and more frequently had non-ischemic etiology of HF (73.3% vs. 46.7%; p=0.013). It was significant after adjustment for age, sex, NYHA class and LVEF. There was no association of overall HRQoL or domain scores with vaccination status. Younger age as a factor associated with vaccine avoidance in this population is consistent with data from the general population despite higher exposure to the severe course of the disease.

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Low acceptance rate of COVID‐19 vaccination and reduced quality of life among heart transplant recipients during the COVID‐19 pandemic

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A Study for QOL and Surgical Incision Pain in Patients Undergoing Totally Thoracoscopic Combined Aortic and Mitral Valve Replacement Surgery

A Study for QOL and Surgical Incision Pain in Patients Undergoing Totally Thoracoscopic Combined Aortic and Mitral Valve Replacement Surgery

Low acceptance rate of COVID‐19 vaccination and reduced quality of life among heart transplant recipients during the COVID‐19 pandemic

SARS-CoV-2 vaccine hesitancy in patients with heart failure: relationship with patient characteristics and pre-pandemic quality of life – a cohort study

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