Why the study?
Does elevated depression symptom severity combined with reported treatment history predict increased risk of cardiac events in women with suspected myocardial ischemia?
Population
505 women with suspected myocardial ischemia referred for coronary angiography to evaluate chest pain or…
Comparison
Elevated depression symptoms and a reported… vs No or less stable depression symptoms
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
mean 4.9 years
Authors
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Depression symptoms with treatment history were associated with higher cardiac risk in women; hypothesis-generating for screening or intervention trials.
Does elevated depression symptom severity combined with reported treatment history predict increased risk of cardiac events in women with suspected myocardial ischemia?
A combination of depressive symptom severity and treatment history strongly predicts an increased risk of cardiac events and mortality in women with suspected myocardial ischemia.
Rutledge et al. (2006) studied this question.
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