title: Do depression and anxiety predict recurrent coronary events 12 months after myocardial infarction?
abstract: We examined the association between depression and anxiety and recurrent coronary heart disease events during the first 12 months subsequent to myocardial infarction. The Beck Depression Inventory and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory were completed during hospitalization by 288 myocardial infarction patients. Peel Index score and Killip class were used as indices of disease severity. The 12-month incidence of recurrent coronary heart disease events (fatal and non-fatal) was determined. Eighty-two patients experienced recurrent coronary heart disease events, including 27 cardiac fatalities, during follow-up. Whereas the Peel Index differentiated patients who experienced recurrent events from those who did not (OR 3.00, 95% CI 1.46-6.20), symptoms of depression (OR 0.97, 95% CI 0. 55-1.70) and anxiety (OR 1.00, 95% CI 0.98-1.02) were unrelated to outcome. Depression and anxiety did not predict subsequent coronary heart disease events and were not associated with either Peel Index scores or Killip class.
authors.affiliation: School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lane
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Carroll
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ring
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Beevers
authors.forename: G Y
authors.initials: GY
authors.lastname: Lip
mesh_terms: D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000523:psychology*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D011581:Psychological Tests; D012008:Recurrence; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors