May 1, 2005Psychosomatic Medicine
Depression, the Autonomic Nervous System, and Coronary Heart Disease
Population
Patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) and depression
Design
Review
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Discussion
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Implication
Autonomic dysregulation may mediate depression-CHD risk; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
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Population
Patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) and depression
Autonomic nervous system dysregulation is a potential mechanism explaining the increased cardiovascular risk in patients with depression and coronary heart disease.
Cite This Study
Carney et al. (2005) studied this question.