Archive for April, 2009
Depressions affects post MI prognosis
April 4th, 2009 | 
Author: Incident somatic depression (new-onset depressive symptoms in patients not initially depressed) is associated with poor prognosis in cardiac patients, according to two studies conducted in Netherlands.The multicenter studies found that the subtypes of depressions occurring after myocardial infraction (MI) differ in cardiotoxicity and response to treatment
The first study distinguished incident and recurrent depressive episodes, Only incident post-MI depressive episodes were associated with new cardiovascular events. Read the rest of this entry »
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