ArticleCardiovascular psychiatry and neurology2013
Depression and cardiac disease: epidemiology, mechanisms, and diagnosis.
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Who cites it
174 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 440 citations in OpenAlex.
- Caregiver burden in informal caregivers of cardiac patients: a mixed-methods systematic review.BMC psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Depression and cardiovascular disease: mind the gap in the guidelines.European heart journal · 2025Pooled it
- Psychic and Cognitive Impacts of Cardiovascular Disease: Evidence from an Observational Study and Comparison by a Systematic Literature Review.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Pooled it
- Is cardiac autonomic control affected in major depressive disorder? A systematic review of heart rate variability studies.Translational psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Peer support interventions in patients with kidney failure: A systematic review.Journal of psychosomatic research · 2023Pooled it
- A Systematic Review of the Diagnostic Accuracy of Depression Questionnaires for Cardiac Populations: IMPLICATIONS FOR CARDIAC REHABILITATION.Journal of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation and prevention · 2019Pooled it
- Depressive Symptoms After Critical Illness: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Critical care medicine · 2016Pooled it
- Depressive symptoms are associated with higher rates of readmission or mortality after medical hospitalization: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of hospital medicine · 2016Pooled it
- Relationships between positive psychological constructs and health outcomes in patients with cardiovascular disease: A systematic review.International journal of cardiology · 2015Pooled it
- What matters to cardiac patients? The impact of linking life goals to health goals on patients' intention-to-change-lifestyle: an online experiment.British journal of health psychology · 2026Trial
- Community-Based Evaluation of the Associations Between Well-Being and Cardiovascular Disease Risk.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2022Trial
- Immersive Virtual Reality Therapy as a Support for Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Pilot Randomized-Controlled Trial.Cyberpsychology, behavior and social networking · 2021Trial
- A Personalized eHealth Intervention for Lifestyle Changes in Patients With Cardiovascular Disease: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2020Trial
- Bright light therapy for depressive symptoms in hospitalized cardiac patients: A randomized controlled pilot trial.PloS one · 2020Trial
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- Physical activity and psychosocial function following cardiac rehabilitation: One-year follow-up of the ENHANCED study.General hospital psychiatry · 2017Trial
- Quality of life as predictor for the development of cardiac ischemia in high-risk asymptomatic diabetic patients.Journal of nuclear cardiology : official publication of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology · 2017Trial
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- Blood pressure values and depression in hypertensive individuals at high cardiovascular risk.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2014Trial
- A randomized clinical trial of Behavioral Activation (BA) therapy for improving psychological and physical health in dementia caregivers: results of the Pleasant Events Program (PEP).Behaviour research and therapy · 2013Trial
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Abstract
In patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD), depression is common, persistent, and associated with worse health-related quality of life, recurrent cardiac events, and mortality. Both physiological and behavioral factors-including endothelial dysfunction, platelet abnormalities, inflammation, autonomic nervous system dysfunction, and reduced engagement in health-promoting activities-may link depression with adverse cardiac outcomes. Because of the potential impact of depression on quality of life and cardiac outcomes, the American Heart Association has recommended routine depression screening of all cardiac patients with the 2- and 9-item Patient Health Questionnaires. However, despite the availability of these easy-to-use screening tools and effective treatments, depression is underrecognized and undertreated in patients with CVD. In this paper, we review the literature on epidemiology, phenomenology, comorbid conditions, and risk factors for depression in cardiac disease. We outline the associations between depression and cardiac outcomes, as well as the mechanisms that may mediate these links. Finally, we discuss the evidence for and against routine depression screening in patients with CVD and make specific recommendations for when and how to assess for depression in this high-risk population.
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