Key result
Higher depressive symptoms were negatively correlated with cardiovascular reactivity to mental stress, including changes in heart rate and double product, in patients with coronary artery disease.
Why the study?
Do depressive symptoms correlate with cardiovascular reactivity during mental stress in patients with coronary artery disease?
Population
128 patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), mean age 64 years.
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Blunted reactivity linked to depressive symptoms in CAD; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective studies before clinical relevance.
Observational (n=128)
Do depressive symptoms correlate with cardiovascular reactivity during mental stress in patients with coronary artery disease?
In patients with coronary artery disease, higher depressive symptoms are associated with blunted, rather than exaggerated, cardiovascular reactivity to mental stress.
York et al. (2007) conducted an observational in Coronary artery disease (n=128). Psychological stress testing vs. Rest was evaluated on Relationship between symptoms of depression (BDI score) and cardiovascular reactivity during mental stress. Higher depressive symptoms were negatively correlated with cardiovascular reactivity to mental stress, including changes in heart rate and double product, in patients with coronary artery disease.
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