Why the study?
Does a diagnosis of depression increase the risk of all-cause mortality in patients with heart failure?
Population
204,523 patients with a first-time hospitalization for heart failure in Denmark, including 9,636 with and…
Comparison
Diagnosis of depression vs No diagnosis of depression
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
up to 19 years
Authors
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Depression was associated with higher mortality in HFrEF; extends prior links but leaves treatment effects open.
Does a diagnosis of depression increase the risk of all-cause mortality in patients with heart failure?
A history of depression is associated with increased all-cause mortality specifically in heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction (LVEF ≤35%).
Adelborg et al. (2016) studied this question.
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