title: Panic disorder and idiopathic cardiomyopathy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study investigated whether, among a population of cardiac patients, there is a preferential association between idiopathic cardiomyopathy (CMP) and Panic Disorder (PD).
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 93 patients with cardiac failure, 50 of them with CMP, 43 with other cardiac diseases, underwent a standard psychiatric examination using the MINI neuropsychiatric interview.
  
  
  RESULTS
  While half of the subjects met the criteria for a psychiatric disorder, PD was no more prevalent in the CMP group compared to other patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study confirms the high prevalence of psychiatric pathology, particularly anxiety, mood, and alcohol-related disorders, in patients with cardiac failure. However, previous findings on the specific association between CMP and PD could not be replicated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, University of Maastricht, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Griez
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mammar
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Loirat
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Djega
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Trochut
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Bouhour
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D016584:Panic Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology