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Is depression an independent risk factor for sudden death in the general population and in patients with acute myocardial infarction?
Is depression an independent risk factor for sudden death in the general population and in patients with acute myocardial infarction?
Depression appears to be a significant independent risk factor for sudden cardiac death, highlighting the importance of recognizing cognitive-affective depressive symptoms in cardiac risk assessment.
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May inform sudden death risk stratification incorporating cognitive-affective symptoms; leaves open causality and need for prospective validation.
Alboni et al. (2008) studied this question.
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