title: Heart disease and depression: don't ignore the relationship.
abstract: Evidence is mounting that depression is a risk factor for the development of cardiovascular disease and portends a worse outcome in cardiac patients. Depression can be easily diagnosed and safely treated in cardiac patients, but it is undertreated.
mesh_terms: D001342:Autonomic Nervous System Diseases / Q000150:complications; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D004344:Drug Incompatibility; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012307:Risk Factors; D012944:Social Support