Background Mental health conditions are associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes
in patients with ischemic heart disease, and much of this risk can be attributed to poor health …

Background Post-myocardial infarction (MI) depression is associated with reduced
adherence to cardiac rehabilitation (CR) and increased mortality risk. The present study …

PURPOSE: On the basis of several small studies, depression is often considered a barrier to
cardiac rehabilitation (CR) enrollment and program completion. The purpose of this …

Background Patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD) commonly experience depressive
symptoms which is associated with adverse outcome and increased mortality. Examining the …

Symptoms of depression are often seen in patients with coronary heart disease. Symptoms
appear more commonly in women and are negatively associated with measures of …

PURPOSE Epidemiological studies have demonstrated that depression is an independent
risk factor for the development and recurrence of coronary heart disease (CHD). The …

Background There is conflicting evidence as to the impact of mental health treatment on
outcomes in patients with heart disease. The aim of this study was to examine whether …

Objective: Recent research has linked depression to cardiac mortality, and shown a high
burden of persistent depressive symptomatology among cardiac patients. The objective of …

PURPOSE: Few studies have examined psychosocial risk factors for cardiovascular disease
(CVD) between diagnostic groups of CVD patients. We compared levels of depression …

Objective To examine the long-term association between physical activity (PA) and
psychosocial functioning following completion of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) among …