Open AccessRelationship between premature ventricular complexes and depressive symptoms in non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome
Author(s) -
William Whang,
James Peacock,
Ana Victoria Soto,
Tomas Borda,
Anupama Bhatt,
Safiya Richardson,
Matthew M. Burg,
Karina W. Davidson
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
european heart journal. acute cardiovascular care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.42
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 2048-8734
pISSN - 2048-8726
DOI - 10.1177/2048872613476101
Subject(s) - acute coronary syndrome , st elevation , cardiology , medicine , elevation (ballistics) , coronary heart disease , myocardial infarction , geometry , mathematics
Depression is a recognized risk marker for mortality among acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients. We hypothesized that ventricular arrhythmia detected by inpatient telemetry monitoring is more frequent among ACS patients with elevated depressive symptoms compared to those without depressive symptoms.