Depression and myocardial infarction
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https://doi.org/10.1590/S0101-60832009000900004Keywords:
Depression, medical myocardial infarction, physiopathology, prognosisAbstract
The association between major depressive disorder and cardiovascular diseases, particularly myocardial infarction, is frequently observed, leading to worse prognosis both on the depressive disorder as well as cardiovascular disease, with increased rates of re-infarction and both morbidity and mortality. The authors review and discuss the evidence in the literature that supports the relationship between depressive disorder and cardiovascular disease, with focus on the advances on the physiopathology and the psychiatric management. Various studies have shown that treatment of depression is efficacious, improves quality of life and can be safely conducted. Although, treatment of depression has been associated with improvement on some cardiovascular parameters, there is no evidence so far that treatment of depression is associated with decrease of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.Downloads
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2009-01-01
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Depression and myocardial infarction . (2009). Archives of Clinical Psychiatry, 36(supl.3), 88-92. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0101-60832009000900004