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Stress appears to mediate the link between depression, anxiety, and major cardiovascular events.
Highlights research suggesting stress is a key mediator between mental health conditions (depression, anxiety) and cardiovascular events.
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Stress mediation in depression/anxiety-CVD links is hypothesis-generating; leaves open whether targeting stress improves outcomes.
This Medical News article examines research suggesting that stress may mediate the observed association of depression and anxiety with major cardiovascular events.
Rita Rubin (2026) studied this question. Stress appears to mediate the relationship between depression, anxiety, and major cardiovascular events, potentially increasing cardiovascular disease risk.
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