BackgroundAnxiety has been associated with new-onset cardiovascular disease (CVD), but
the quality of this relationship is unclear. Only if anxiety is a causal, independent …

Background: Anxiety is not routinely assessed in patients hospitalized for acute myocardial
infarction (AMI). Failure to identify and treat patients who are anxious after AMI makes them …

Objective Anxiety and depression have been linked to increased risk of cardiovascular
disease (CVD). Whether anxiety is a risk factor independent from depression, and if …

Background: Anxiety is a common experience among patients with acute coronary
syndrome (ACS) that can have a negative impact on health outcomes. Nonetheless, the …

OBJECTIVE To determine the relation between psychological characteristics and
subsequent fatal ischaemic heart disease (IHD) events. DESIGN Prospective study of …

Anxiety has emerged as perhaps the most important risk factor for cardiovascular disease,
determining other known risk factors, such as depression, substance use, overweight, and a …

Context Anxiety and depression are associated with mechanisms that promote
atherosclerosis. Most recent studies of emotional disturbances in coronary artery disease …

Background The risk of ischaemic heart disease (IHD) is largely influenced by lifestyle.
Interestingly, cohort studies show that anxiety in general is associated with increased risk of …

Generalized anxiety disorder prevalence and comorbidity with depression in coronary heart
disease patients remain unquantified. Systematic searching of Medline, Embase, SCOPUS …

The present cross-sectional study sought to examine the extent to which heart-focused
anxiety is associated with the co-occurrence of coronary artery disease (CAD) and a history …