ACKNOWLEDGMENTS It has been almost 6 years short and long at the same time. Writing Acknowledgement seems like a confession. (alphabetical order!) who all have encouraged and supported me throughout this Ph.D. course. I sometimes think how difficult and challenging it would be to guide a student who belongs to three different groups. I really appreciate that all of you have tried to educate me ...

Since Alain Cribier performed the first human transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) in 2002 (1), the procedure has evolved into a reproducible and safe technique with >100,000 procedures performed worldwide. Early experience with new devices and techniques in Europe led to advanced procedural techniques, and large commercial and national registries provided real-world outcome data (2–4...

Current theorizing and evidence suggest that parenting stress might be greater among parents from both low and high socioeconomic positions (SEP) compared with those from intermediate levels because of material hardship among parents of low SEP and employment demands among parents of high SEP. However, little is known about how this socioeconomic variation in stress relates to the support that ...

This study examines how parents of family and nonfamily abducted children cope with stress due to the disappearance of their child. The results show that all parents experience distress, regardless of whether it was a family or nonfamily abduction. Associated with parental distress are factors such as prior family stress, age of the child, recovery status of the child, and measures of social su...