TY - JOUR
T1 - Depression as a risk factor for cardiac events in established coronary heart disease
T2 - A review of possible mechanisms
AU - Carney, Robert M.
AU - Freedland, Kenneth E.
AU - Rich, Michael W.
AU - Jaffe, Allan S.
PY - 1995/6/1
Y1 - 1995/6/1
N2 - Depression is highly prevalent in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) and is associated with excess medical morbidity and mortality. This article reviews the mechanisms which may mediate the relationship between depression and cardiac events in these patients. Research in this area is at an early stage of development. However, there is evidence that altered autonomic tone, smoking, hypertension, and, at least in older patients, poor adherence to the cardiac treatment regimen may be responsible for the adverse cardiac effects of depression.
AB - Depression is highly prevalent in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) and is associated with excess medical morbidity and mortality. This article reviews the mechanisms which may mediate the relationship between depression and cardiac events in these patients. Research in this area is at an early stage of development. However, there is evidence that altered autonomic tone, smoking, hypertension, and, at least in older patients, poor adherence to the cardiac treatment regimen may be responsible for the adverse cardiac effects of depression.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0029163580&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/BF02895063
DO - 10.1007/BF02895063
M3 - Review article
C2 - 18425665
AN - SCOPUS:0029163580
VL - 17
SP - 142
EP - 149
JO - Annals of Behavioral Medicine
JF - Annals of Behavioral Medicine
SN - 0883-6612
IS - 2
ER -