Assessing inflammatory markers (CRP, hs-CRP, IL-6) and heart rate variability may help clinicians identify depressive conditions in patients with coronary heart disease.
This study underscores the association between elevated CRP, hs-CRP, IL-6 and lower HRV in patients with CHD with depression. It emphasises the importance of clinicians assessing CRP, hs-CRP, IL-6 and HRV in patients with CHD to potentially identify depressive conditions.
Li et al. (Fri,) studied this question.
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