High fatality rates of late-life depression associated with cardiovascular disease.
Sixty-two elderly depressives were located one year after discharge. Eight patients (13%) had died, 2.6 times higher than the expected mortality rate. Patients dying were more likely to have had a diagnosis of cardiovascular disease (P less than 0.001).
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D000368:Aged; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality* / Q000523:psychology; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies