Why the study?
What are the risk factors for depression in patients following their first myocardial infarction?
Population
314 consecutive patients admitted to hospital following their first myocardial infarction, 63% male.
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
1 year
Authors
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May warrant closer depression surveillance in post-MI patients with frequent angina; hypothesis-generating and leaves open causal links.
What are the risk factors for depression in patients following their first myocardial infarction?
Depression developing in the year following a first myocardial infarction is primarily predicted by frequent angina, differing from the risk factors for pre-existing depression.
Dickens et al. (2004) studied this question.
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