• Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The Second Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730030, P.R.China;
GAO Bingren, Email: gaobingren2016@163.com
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Anxiety is a strong behavioral and psychological reaction with fear components, while depression is a mental disorder dominated by high or low mood, both of which are accompanied by cognitive and behavioral changes, and are common comorbidities in patients with heart disease. Cardiac surgery is one of the important factors which trigger specific emotional and physiological reactions of patients. Persistent or initial depression and anxiety after surgery will not only increase surgical complications, short- or long-term mortality and medical costs, but also seriously affect patients' social function and quality of life. With the transformation of bio-psycho-social medical model, it is necessary to evaluate the perioperative psychological state and biological risk of patients undergoing cardiac surgery. This article reviews the characteristics, related mechanisms and therapeutic interventions of anxiety and depression in patients undergoing cardiac surgery.

Citation: WANG Liping, LI Yongnan, LU Xiaofeng, WANG Xu, LIU Debin, GAO Bingren. Research progress of anxiety and depression in adult patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2020, 27(5): 574-578. doi: 10.7507/1007-4848.201908075 Copy