A randomized controlled trial that was published in 2008. [1] Persons with bipolar disorder cardiovascular disease were recruited from a large Department of Veterans Affairs mental health facility and randomly assigned to be managed according to the bipolar disorder medical care model (BCM) or usual care. BCM care consisted of four self-management sessions on bipolar…
A paper from Montreal, Canada that was published in 2000. [1] The study looked at 848 1-year survivors of an acute MI who had completed the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) in hospital. 266 patients had BDI scores of >/=10 (30.7%), indicative of mild to moderate symptoms of depression. Total costs (out-patient physician charges plus physician…
This is a systemic review and consensus statement from the American Heart Association (AHA) that was published in 2014. [1] A total of 53 studies and 4 meta-analyses were included in the review. Approximately 20% of patients admitted with an acute coronary syndrome fulfil diagnostic criteria of major depression, even more will have depressive symptoms.…
A study from the Royal Brompton in 2002. [1] The authors retrospectively examined a cohort of 396 consecutive adult patients with a dilated cardiomyopathy. In all, 83 patients (21%) were clinically depressed, the majority of which (60%) were taking antidepressant therapy. After a follow-up period of 48 months, 83 (21%) patients died, 15 (4%) underwent…
This is a meta-analysis from 2006. [1] The authors identified 36 publications that were analysed. Clinically significant depression was present in 21.5% of HF patients, and varied by the use of questionnaires versus diagnostic interview (33.6% and 19.3%, respectively) and New York Heart Association–defined HF severity (11% in class I vs. 42% in class IV).…
