What is the pooled prevalence of depression in patients with myocardial infarction?
Highlights the need for early assessment and effective treatment of depression in patients with myocardial infarction due to its high prevalence and association with adverse outcomes.
Given the high pooled prevalence of depression found in this study and the association between depression and adverse health outcomes among patients with MI, more psychological resources including early assessment and effective treatment of depression should be allocated to patients with MI.
Feng et al. (Fri,) studied this question.