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Multiple comorbidities, particularly depression, are common among cardiovascular patients and are negatively associated with economic productivity and health outcomes.
Highlights the high burden of multiple comorbidities among patients with cardiovascular disease, particularly heart failure.
Economic and Health Outcomes of Multiple ComorbiditiesChronic comorbidities are common in cardiovascular patients, especially in elderly patients with heart failure (HF).The study by Schofield and colleagues showed that almost 80% of Australian patients with CVD had at least 1 comorbidity, and approximately 40% had 3 or more comorbidities.1 Other studies show similar trends or even report worse data.For example, in a study using data on US Medicare beneficiaries, nearly 40% IThe opinions expressed in this article are not necessarily those of the editors or of the Japanese Circulation Society.
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Kato et al. (2014) conducted an editorial in Cardiovascular disease with comorbidities. Multiple comorbidities, particularly depression, are common among cardiovascular patients and are negatively associated with economic productivity and health outcomes.
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