Objective: To present the design of the Bypassing the Blues (BtB) study to examine the
impact of a collaborative care strategy for treating depression among patients with cardiac …

■ ABSTRACT Depressive symptoms are reported by up to one-half of patients following
coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, and are associated with numerous adverse …

Context Depressive symptoms commonly follow coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)
surgery and are associated with less positive clinical outcomes. Objective To test the …

Objective Despite numerous improvements in care, morbidity from heart failure (HF) has
remained essentially unchanged in recent years. One potential reason is that depression …

Objective To determine the 12-month cost-effectiveness of a collaborative care (CC)
program for treating depression following coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery …

Background—Depression is independently associated with poor outcomes among patients
with acute cardiac disease. Collaborative care depression management programs have …

Importance Depression and anxiety are associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes in
patients with recent acute cardiac events. There has been minimal study of collaborative …

Importance Depression is often comorbid in patients with heart failure (HF) and is associated
with worse clinical outcomes. However, depression generally goes unrecognized and …

Background Depression is up to two to three times as common in people with long-term
conditions. It negatively affects medical management of disease and self-care behaviors …

Background Depression is a risk factor for morbidity and mortality in patients with coronary
heart disease. Finding effective methods for identifying and treating depression in these …