Background Cardiovascular disease is one of the most common chronic and life-threatening
diseases. Due to the changes made in the normal living conditions of people after suffering …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) and depression are common. Patients with CVD have more
depression than the general population. Persons with depression are more likely to …

Background—Although prospective studies, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses have
documented an association between depression and increased morbidity and mortality in a …

In patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD), depression is common, persistent, and
associated with worse health‐related quality of life, recurrent cardiac events, and mortality …

In this article, the authors evaluate the possible roles of negative emotions and cognitions in
the association between socioeconomic status (SES) and physical health, focusing on the …

Aims With negative treatment trials, the role of depression as an aetiological or prognostic
factor in coronary heart disease (CHD) remains controversial. We quantified the effect of …

ContextDepression and low perceived social support (LPSS) after myocardial infarction (MI)
are associated with higher morbidity and mortality, but little is known about whether this …

Objective: To review and quantify the impact of depression on the development of coronary
heart disease (CHD) in initially healthy subjects. Data sources: Cohort studies on …

Background—Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is the standard of care for patients with coronary
heart disease. Despite considerable epidemiological evidence that high stress is associated …

Several recent reviews (eg, LC Gallo & K. Matthews, 2003; A. Rozanski, JA Blumenthal, & J.
Kaplan, 1999; R. Rugulies, 2002) have identified 3 affective dispositions—depression …