Depression is common among patients recovering from a myocardial infarction (MI).
Approximately 1 in 6 patients with MI experience major depression and at least twice as …

Background—Depression is an established independent prognostic factor for mortality,
readmission, and cardiac events after CABG surgery. However, limited data exist on whether …

Depression is commonly present in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) and is
independently associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Screening …

Heart disease is a major cause of hospitalization and is associated with greater impairment
than arthritis, diabetes mellitus, or lung disease. Depression is prevalent and a serious co …

Depression is the most common psychiatric disorder in coronary artery disease, and it can
worsen cardiac outcomes. Also, cardiac disease predisposes patients to the development of …

Purpose: Depression affects cardiac health and is important to track within cardiac
rehabilitation (CR). Using two depression screeners within one sample, we calculated …

PURPOSE: To conduct a meta-analysis evaluating the effectiveness of depression treatment
on mental and physical health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of cardiac patients …

Depression and heart disease have an intricate association and perhaps a causal
relationship. We review the current status of depression and heart disease and provide an …

Background A prior history of depression, at the point patients start cardiac rehabilitation
(CR), is associated with poor outcomes; however, little is known about which factors play a …

Context Several practice guidelines recommend that depression be evaluated and treated in
patients with cardiovascular disease, but the potential benefits of this are unclear. Objective …