An Med Interna. 2007 Jul;24(7):346-51. doi: 10.4321/s0212-71992007000700010.

[Post-myocardial infarction depression].

Anales de medicina interna (Madrid, Spain : 1984)

[Article in Spanish]
E García Vicente, V Del Villar Sordo, E L García Y García

PMID: 18020894 DOI: 10.4321/s0212-71992007000700010

Abstract

Major depression is a common finding among patients recovering from a myocardial infarction. Additionally, clinically significant depressive symptoms are present in other patients whose symptom severity or duration does not meet established criteria for a diagnosis of major depression. Over the last decade, increasing evidence suggests that in addition to its effect on patient s quality of life, post-MI depression also deserves attention because of a reported relation to increased morbidity and mortality. This evidence report reviews the studies that have studied depression or depressive symptoms in patients after an MI and focuses on the prevalence, clinical significance, treatment, and methods of evaluating this condition. A large number of studies have evaluated various aspects of post-MI depression including prevalence, its association with mortality, and major adverse events, and treatment.

MeSH terms

• Depression / etiology
• Depression / therapy
• Humans
• Myocardial Infarction / complications

Publication Types

• English Abstract
• Journal Article
• Review