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Depression is considered a relevant non-traditional risk factor for cardiovascular disease, with a bidirectional association between depression and coronary heart disease.
Depression is increasingly recognized as a relevant non-traditional risk factor for cardiovascular disease, with a bidirectional association with coronary heart disease.
Depressive syndromes and symptoms are highly common in old age.1 They frequently impose a significant burden on affected individuals and their loved ones. Moreover, they are associated with an increased risk of morbidity and mortality. A 2014 meta-analysis suggested that depression is independently associated with a significantly increased risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) and myocardial infarction.2 Therefore, depressive syndromes are a major public health concern with tremendous implications on both the world’s economy and healthcare systems. It is now widely accepted that depressive symptoms have been considered a relevant emergent, non-traditional risk factor for cardiovascular disease.3 The association between depression and CHD appears to be bidirectional, and the underlying mechanisms linking both entities and worse CHD outcomes are...
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Maximilian Andreas Storz (2020) conducted an editorial in Depression and coronary heart disease. Depression was evaluated. Depression is considered a relevant non-traditional risk factor for cardiovascular disease, with a bidirectional association between depression and coronary heart disease.
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