ArticleCirculation. Cardiovascular imaging2026
Depression and Anxiety Associate With Adverse Cardiovascular Events via Neural, Autonomic, and Inflammatory Pathways.
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- Brain-heart interactions in late-onset major depressive disorder revealed by multimodal HRV-driven fMRI.Communications biology · 2026Article
- Depression, Anxiety, and Bipolar Disorder and Atherosclerosis.Current atherosclerosis reports · 2026Review
- Shared Neurocardiac Pathways Linking Atrial Fibrillation and Depression: A UK Biobank Analysis.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026Article
- Multitarget mechanisms and clinical integration of traditional Chinese medicine in cardiac rehabilitation: a narrative review.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Review
- Cardiovascular risk assessment with SCORE2 and targeted health dialogues in primary care patients with mental illness.PloS one · 2026Article
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Abstract
backgroundDepression is linked to major adverse cardiac events (MACE), yet the role of stress-related neural activity-previously implicated in stress and anxiety in mediating this association remains unclear. Because anxiety and depression frequently co-occur and share neurobiological pathways, we hypothesized that the relationship between depression, anxiety, and their co-occurrence with MACE is partially mediated by increased stress-related neural activity and related autonomic-immune mechanisms.
methodsData were obtained from participants enrolled in the Mass General Brigham Biobank (2010-2020). A subset underwent
resultsOf 85 551 study subjects, 3078 (3.6%) participants developed MACE, over a median 3.4 years follow-up (interquartile range, 1.9-4.8). Depression was associated with higher MACE risk (hazard ratio, 1.24 [95% CI, 1.14-1.34];
conclusionsDepression and anxiety independently associate with increased MACE risk, partly mediated by heightened stress-related neural activity and autonomic-immune dysregulation. The risk is greatest among those with both conditions, underscoring shared stress-related pathophysiology.
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