Table 3.
Prevalence of emotional distress during the AF episode and after sinus rhythm had been restored.
| Emotional distress | During AF episode (n = 118) |
After ECV |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinus rhythm at 4 weeks FU (n = 31) |
AF rhythm at 4 weeks FU (n = 21) |
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| Mean (SD) | % | Mean (± SD) | % | Mean (±SD) | % | |
| Type D personality | – | 28 | – | – | – | – |
| Depression | 8.6 (6.8) | 32.7 | 8.1 (5.1) | 29.0 | 9.1 (5.3) | 38.1 |
| Anxiety | 37.5 (12.1) | 42 | 37.7 (9.7) | 36.7 | 38.4 (13.8) | 50.0 |
| Perceived stress | 15.8 (7.9) | 15.3 (6.2) | 15.4 (7.9) | |||
ECV, electrical cardioversion; AF, atrial fibrillation; FU, follow-up.% Depression,% Anxiety: percentage of patients scoring above a predefined threshold for clinically relevant depression and anxiety.