Why the study?
Do BNP and IL-10 levels predict major adverse cardiovascular events in hospitalized chronic heart failure patients with depressive symptoms?
Population
114 hospitalized chronic heart failure patients with depressive symptoms out of a screened cohort of 300…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
up to 1 year
Authors
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May enhance prognostication in HF with depressive symptoms; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Do BNP and IL-10 levels predict major adverse cardiovascular events in hospitalized chronic heart failure patients with depressive symptoms?
Elevated BNP and reduced IL-10 levels are independent predictors of long-term adverse cardiovascular outcomes in hospitalized heart failure patients with depressive symptoms.
Parissis et al. (2009) studied this question.
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