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ArticleJournal of the American Heart Association2023

Depression and Subclinical Coronary Atherosclerosis in Adults Without Clinical Coronary Artery Disease.

Jangho Park, Hyeji Lee, Young-Jee Jeon, Eun Ji Park, Sangwoo Park, Soe Hee Ann, Yong-Giun Kim, Yongjik Lee, Gyung-Min Park, Seong Hoon Choi

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Article in Journal of the American Heart Association, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jangho ParkDepartment of Psychiatry Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine Ulsan Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-5370-005X
Hyeji LeeDepartment of Emergency Medicine Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine Ulsan Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-6584-1471
Young-Jee JeonDepartment of Family Medicine Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine Ulsan Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-8070-2453
Eun Ji ParkBig Data Center Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine Ulsan Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-7967-5518
Sangwoo ParkDepartment of Cardiology Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine Ulsan Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-3943-8029
Soe Hee AnnDepartment of Cardiology Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine Ulsan Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-8743-4298
Yong-Giun KimDepartment of Cardiology Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine Ulsan Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-0816-9025
Yongjik LeeDepartment of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine Ulsan Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-0837-4336
Gyung-Min ParkDepartment of Cardiology Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine Ulsan Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-5846-0606
Seong Hoon ChoiDepartment of Radiology Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine Ulsan Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-7292-6844
Ulsan College · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe relationship between depression and subclinical coronary atherosclerosis in asymptomatic individuals is not clear. We evaluated this relationship in a Korean population. METHODS AND

resultsWe analyzed 3920 individuals (mean age 54.7±7.9 years and 2603 men [66.4%]) with no history of coronary artery disease who voluntarily underwent coronary computed tomographic angiography and screening for depression using the Beck Depression Inventory as part of a general health examination. The degree and extent of subclinical coronary atherosclerosis were evaluated by coronary computed tomographic angiography, and ≥50% diameter stenosis was defined as significant. Participants were categorized into groups of those with or without depression using the Beck Depression Inventory scores ≥16 as a cutoff value. Of the study participants, 272 (6.9%) had a Beck Depression Inventory score of 16 or higher. After adjustment for cardiovascular risk factors, depression was not significantly associated with any coronary plaque (adjusted odds ratio [OR], 1.05 [95% CI, 0.78-1.41];

conclusionsIn this large cross-sectional study with asymptomatic individuals undergoing coronary computed tomographic angiography and Beck Depression Inventory evaluation, depression was not associated with an increased risk of subclinical coronary atherosclerosis.

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Coronary Artery DiseasePlaque, AtheroscleroticAdultCoronary AngiographyCoronary VesselsCross-Sectional StudiesDepressionHumansMaleMiddle AgedRisk FactorsatherosclerosisBeck Depression Inventorycoronary artery diseasedepressionmajor depression

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PMID38063186
PMCPMC10863772
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