Open AccessDepressive symptoms and the risk of sudden cardiac death among the elderly
Author(s) -
Heikki Luukinen
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
european heart journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.336
H-Index - 293
eISSN - 1522-9645
pISSN - 0195-668X
DOI - 10.1016/j.ehj.2003.09.003
Subject(s) - medicine , sudden cardiac death , depression (economics) , depressive symptoms , sudden death , cardiology , psychiatry , anxiety , economics , macroeconomics
Mental depression is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular mortality, but the reasons for this association are not well known. We tested the hypothesis that depressive symptoms (DS) may specifically increase the risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD) among the elderly subjects.
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