Five-year prospective study of the effects of anxiety and depression in patients with coronary artery disease.
Anxiety and depression have significant and widespread effects on daily function and symptoms of patients with coronary artery disease over a 5-year period. This may partially explain why results of treadmill stress testing and angiography poorly predict the daily functioning of patients with coronary artery disease.
Sullivan
M D
MD
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle 98195, USA. sullimar@u.washington.edu.
LaCroix
A Z
AZ
Spertus
J A
JA
Hecht
J
J
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001007:Anxiety / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D003863:Depression / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005080:Exercise Test; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011788:Quality of Life; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires