Are patients with depression refractory to cognitive behavior therapy and sertraline at high risk for late mortality after myocardial infarction?
Refractory depression after myocardial infarction is associated with a high risk of late mortality.
Patients whose depression is refractory to cognitive behavior therapy and sertraline, two standard treatments for depression, are at high risk for late mortality after myocardial infarction.
Carney et al. (2004) studied this question.