Relationship of Depression to Increased Risk of Mortality and Rehospitalization in Patients With Congestive Heart Failure

Does major depression increase the risk of mortality and rehospitalization in patients hospitalized with CHF?

Population

Patients hospitalized with CHF

Intervention

Major depression

Outcome

Mortality and rehospitalizationhard clinical

Major depression is an independent risk factor for mortality and rehospitalization in patients hospitalized with congestive heart failure.

Major depression is common in patients hospitalized with CHF and is independently associated with a poor prognosis.

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Cite This Study

Jiang et al. (Mon,) studied this question.

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