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Gender and Recovery from Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

A Psychological Perspective

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Authors:
  1. Friederike Kendel

    1. Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin Institut für Medizinische Psychologie, Berlin

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Part of the book series: Fortschritte in der Herz-, Thorax- und Gefäßchirurgie (FORTSCHR.HERZ, volume 7)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-VIII
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  2. Introduction

    Pages 1-15

  3. Hypotheses

    Pages 16-17

  4. Method

    Pages 18-29

  5. Results

    Pages 30-61

  6. Discussion

    Pages 62-78

  7. Summary

    Pages 79-80

  8. Zusammenfassung

    Pages 81-82

  9. References

    Pages 83-97

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 98-98
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Progress in coronary artery bypass graft surgery has irrefutably improved the quality of life of many patients. However, we are confronted with the finding that women - hibit a higher mortality rate than men. In part, this difference can be explained by clinical parameters such as age, disease severity, or comorbidity – factors that have been well studied, but which do not fully explain the observed differences. This is one reason why, in recent years, psychosocial variables have attracted special atten- on in this context. In fact, women and men having undergone a bypass operation - ry a great deal with respect to, e. g. , depression, partner status, and socio-economic status. Moreover, psychological well-being, on the one hand, and social isolation, on the other hand, definitely influence the recovery process, particularly when consi- red under the gender aspect. The Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin has been actively supporting gender-specific research for many years. In this context, a large prospective study on gender dif- rences in recovery after bypass surgery, carried out by the Competence Network of Heart Failure, was started at our Department for Cardiothoracic and Vascular Sur- ry. From the beginning of the study, psychosocial variables were included as being substantial contributors. The starting point of the study presented here* by psychologist Dr. Friederike Kendel are recent empirical investigations about gender differences in coronary heart disease and the course of recovery after bypass surgery.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin Institut für Medizinische Psychologie, Berlin

    Friederike Kendel

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Gender and Recovery from Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

  • Book Subtitle: A Psychological Perspective

  • Authors: Friederike Kendel

  • Series Title: Fortschritte in der Herz-, Thorax- und Gefäßchirurgie

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7985-1856-8

  • Publisher: Steinkopff Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Steinkopff-Verlag Darmstadt 2009

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-7985-1855-1Published: 20 November 2008

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-7985-1856-8Published: 24 January 2009

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 104

  • Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 8 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Cardiology

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