Why the study?
Do positive depression and anxiety screens predict incident myocardial infarction and stroke in older primary care patients initially free of CVD?
Population
2041 older primary care patients initially free of cardiovascular disease
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
8 years
Authors
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Anxiety screening may identify higher short-term CVD risk in older adults without CVD; extends prior observational data but leaves causal effects and interventions open.
Do positive depression and anxiety screens predict incident myocardial infarction and stroke in older primary care patients initially free of CVD?
Self-reported anxiety is a unique risk factor for incident CVD events in older adults, independent of conventional risk factors and depression.
Stewart et al. (2016) studied this question.
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