January 19, 2007

Depression and the risk for cardiovascular diseases: systematic review and meta analysis

Structured PICO

Does depression increase the risk for the onset of cardiovascular diseases?

Population

Individuals assessed for depression and risk of cardiovascular diseases

Intervention

Depression (as an exposure/risk factor)

Outcome

Onset of a wide range of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs)

Depression is identified as an independent risk factor for the onset of cardiovascular diseases, highlighting the importance of psychological factors in cardiovascular risk assessment.

Abstract

Depression seems to be an independent risk factor for the onset of a wide range of CVDs, although this evidence is related to a high level of heterogeneity.

Bookmark

Cite This Study

Kooy et al. (Fri,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69dec89f40ea06567955975e https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.1723

Also Consider

Synapse has enriched 5 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context:

Bookmark