Open AccessMyocardial Infarction and Risk of Suicide
Author(s) -
Karen Kjær Larsen,
Esben Agerbo,
Bo Christensen,
Jens Søndergaard,
Mogens Vestergaard
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.110.956136
Subject(s) - medicine , depression (economics) , confidence interval , suicidal ideation , myocardial infarction , psychiatry , population , poison control , anxiety , suicide attempt , suicide prevention , emergency medicine , environmental health , economics , macroeconomics
Myocardial infarction (MI) is associated with an increased risk of anxiety, depression, low quality of life, and all-cause mortality. Whether MI is associated with an increased risk of suicide is unknown. We examined the association between MI and suicide.
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