Open AccessDepression in paroxysmal and persistent atrial fibrillation patients: a cross-sectional comparison of patients enroled in two large clinical trials†
Author(s) -
Alexander von Eisenhart Rothe,
Andreas Goette,
Paulus Kirchhof,
Günter Breithardt,
Tobias Limbourg,
Melanie Calvert,
Jens Baumert,
KarlHeinz Ladwig
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
ep europace
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.119
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1532-2092
pISSN - 1099-5129
DOI - 10.1093/europace/eut361
Subject(s) - medicine , confounding , depression (economics) , odds ratio , mood , confidence interval , atrial fibrillation , major depressive disorder , logistic regression , psychiatry , economics , macroeconomics
Despite its high clinical relevance, few studies have investigated depression in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). We aimed to assess whether depressed mood was more common in persistent or paroxysmal AF patients in controlled models and report frequencies of major depressive disorder.
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