Association of microvascular dysfunction with late-life depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis

MJM van Agtmaal, AJHM Houben, F Pouwer… - JAMA …, 2017 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The etiologic factors of late-life depression are still poorly understood. Recent
evidence suggests that microvascular dysfunction is associated with depression, which may …

Distinguishing between unipolar depression and bipolar depression: current and future clinical and neuroimaging perspectives

JRC de Almeida, ML Phillips - Biological psychiatry, 2013 - Elsevier
Differentiating bipolar disorder (BD) from recurrent unipolar depression (UD) is a major
clinical challenge. Main reasons for this include the higher prevalence of depressive relative …

Brain injury in autonomic, emotional, and cognitive regulatory areas in patients with heart failure

MA Woo, R Kumar, PM Macey, GC Fonarow… - Journal of cardiac …, 2009 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Heart failure (HF) is accompanied by autonomic, emotional, and cognitive
deficits, indicating brain alterations. Reduced gray matter volume and isolated white matter …

Cognitive function and treatment adherence in older adults with heart failure

ML Alosco, MB Spitznagel, M van Dulmen… - Psychosomatic …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Objective Treatment recommendation and guidelines for patients with heart failure (HF) can
be complex, and past work has shown that patients with HF demonstrate low rates of …

Brain magnetic resonance imaging abnormalities in patients with heart failure

RLC Vogels, WM van der Flier… - European journal of …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Although heart failure (HF) is a common cardiovascular disorder, to date little
research has been conducted into possible associations between HF and structural …

Depression after myocardial infarction: TNF-α-induced alterations of the blood–brain barrier and its putative therapeutic implications

H Liu, PGM Luiten, ULM Eisel, MJL Dejongste… - Neuroscience & …, 2013 - Elsevier
Patients experiencing an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) have a three times higher chance
to develop depression. Vice versa, depressive symptoms increase the risk of cardiovascular …

Altered functional interaction hub between affective network and cognitive control network in patients with major depressive disorder

Y Wang, S Yang, W Sun, Y Shi, H Duan - Behavioural brain research, 2016 - Elsevier
Emotional and cognitive dysregulation in major depressive disorder (MDD) have been
consistently considered to be attributed to structural and functional abnormalities in affective …

Vascular and cognitive functions associated with cardiovascular disease in the elderly

RA Cohen, A Poppas, DE Forman, KF Hoth… - Journal of clinical and …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
This study examines the relationship between systemic vascular function, neurocognitive
performance, and structural brain abnormalities on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) …

Mammillary bodies and fornix fibers are injured in heart failure

R Kumar, MA Woo, BVX Birrer, PM Macey… - Neurobiology of …, 2009 - Elsevier
Cognitive abnormalities, including memory deficits, are common in heart failure (HF). Brain
structures, including the hippocampus, fornix, and thalamus participate in memory …

Reduced regional brain cortical thickness in patients with heart failure

R Kumar, SK Yadav, JA Palomares, B Park, SH Joshi… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Aims Autonomic, cognitive, and neuropsychologic deficits appear in heart failure (HF)
subjects, and these compromised functions depend on cerebral cortex integrity in addition to …