SynthesisMedicine2016
Depression and the Risk of Myocardial Infarction and Coronary Death: A Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies.
Synthesis in Medicine, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05181254 (HEAlth Dialogues for Patients With Mental Illness in Primary Care), which is not on this map. Cited by 95 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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HEAlth Dialogues for Patients With Mental Illness in Primary Care
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95 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 190 citations in OpenAlex.
- Depression and health outcomes: An umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses of observational studies.Translational psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Examining Depression as a Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Disease in People with HIV: A Systematic Review.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Could Physical Activity Have any Role in Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Prisoners? A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Cardiovascular health status of taxi/for-hire vehicle drivers in the United States: A systematic review.Work (Reading, Mass.) · 2021Pooled it
- Physical Activity Promotes Health and Reduces Cardiovascular Mortality in Depressed Populations: A Literature Overview.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
- Sex- and Gender-Stratified Risks of Psychological Factors for Incident Ischemic Heart Disease: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2019Pooled it
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- The association of depression and all-cause and cause-specific mortality: an umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses.BMC medicine · 2018Pooled it
- Does psychological treatment of major depression reduce cardiac risk biomarkers? An exploratory randomized controlled trial.Psychological medicine · 2023Trial
- Structured assessment of modifiable lifestyle habits among patients with mental illnesses in primary care.Scientific reports · 2022Trial
- Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Patients Reporting Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression After Myocardial Infarction: U-CARE Heart Randomized Controlled Trial Twelve-Month Follow-up.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Trial
- Bidirectional Clinical Interactions among Exacerbations and Comorbidities in COPD: A Narrative Review.Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine · 2026Review
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- Cardiovascular risk assessment with SCORE2 and targeted health dialogues in primary care patients with mental illness.PloS one · 2026Article
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- Causal Relationships Between Major Depressive Disorder and Coronary Artery Disease Across Diverse Populations: A Bidirectional Mendelian Randomisation Study.Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH · 2026Article
- Heart-brain axis pathophysiological understanding and clinical impact.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Review
- Depression and incidence of inflammation-related physical health conditions: a cohort study in UK Biobank.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- Association between depression and heart failure: A meta-analysis of cohort studies with 2.6 million participants.Pakistan journal of medical sciences · 2025Review
- Integrating mental health and cardiovascular wellness: synergistic impacts and the promise of comprehensive care models.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Review
35 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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2 authors at 1 institution in 3 countries.
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Abstract
Findings regarding the association between depression and risk of coronary heart disease are inconsistent. We aimed to assess the association between depression and risk of myocardial infarction (MI) and coronary death through a meta-analysis.We performed an electronic literature search of MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, ISI Web of Science, and Scopus databases through August 1, 2015, and manual search of the references of the eligible papers and related review articles. Two investigators independently conducted study selection and data abstraction. Disagreement was resolved by consensus. Confounder-adjusted hazard ratios (HRs) were pooled using a random-effects model. Heterogeneity was evaluated using the Cochran Q statistic and Higgins index. Publication bias was assessed by funnel plot and Egger test. Study quality was appraised with the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale.Among 19 eligible cohort studies including 323,709 participants, 8447 cases of MI and coronary death were reported during follow-up ranging from 4 to 37 years. The pooled adjusted HRs for patients with depression (vs those without) were 1.22 (95% CI, 1.13-1.32) for combined MI and coronary death, 1.31 (95% CI, 1.09-1.57) for MI alone (9 studies), and 1.36 (95% CI, 1.14-1.63) for coronary death alone (8 studies). The increased risk of MI and coronary death associated with depression was consistent using modified inclusion criteria, across most subgroups, and after adjusting for possible publication bias.Depression is associated with a significantly increased risk of MI and coronary death. Effective prevention and treatment of depression may decrease such risk.
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