Open AccessLeft Ventricular Dysfunction and Depression in Hospitalized Patients with Heart Failure
Author(s) -
Kenneth E. Freedland,
Robert M. Carney,
Brian C. Steinmeyer,
Judith A. Skala,
Michael W. Rich
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
psychosomatic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.62
H-Index - 187
eISSN - 1534-7796
pISSN - 0033-3174
DOI - 10.1097/psy.0000000000000915
Subject(s) - depression (economics) , heart failure , cardiology , medicine , psychiatry , economics , macroeconomics
This study examined whether the severity of left ventricular systolic dysfunction is associated with depression in patients with heart failure (HF). Other factors were also studied to identify independent correlates of depression in HF.