Open AccessCoronary and Aortic Calcification in Women With a History of Major Depression
Author(s) -
Patricia K. Agatisa,
Karen A. Matthews,
Joyce T. Bromberger,
Daniel Edmundowicz,
YueFang Chang,
Kim Sutton-Tyrrell
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinte.165.11.1229
Subject(s) - medicine , calcification , depression (economics) , cardiology , subclinical infection , odds ratio , risk factor , coronary artery disease , economics , macroeconomics
Although depression is a well-documented risk factor for clinical heart disease, its association with subclinical atherosclerosis is unclear. We hypothesized that middle-aged women with a history of recurrent major depression would show evidence of atherosclerosis.