Depression and heart disease: what do we know, and where are we headed?
Depression and heart disease have an intricate association and perhaps a causal relationship. We review the current status of depression and heart disease and provide an algorithm for diagnosing and treating depression in cardiac patients that internists and cardiologists can use in their daily patient encounters.
Pozuelo
Leo
L
Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Bakken Heart-Brain Institute. pozuell@ccf.org
Tesar
George
G
Zhang
Jianping
J
Penn
Marc
M
Franco
Kathleen
K
Jiang
Wei
W
D015897:Comorbidity; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors