Depression as a Risk Factor for the Initial Presentation of Twelve Cardiac, Cerebrovascular, and Peripheral Arterial Diseases: Data Linkage Study of 1.9 Million Women and Men.

BACKGROUND:Depression is associated with coronary heart disease and stroke, but associations with a range of pathologically diverse cardiovascular diseases are not well understood. We examine the risk of 12 cardiovascular diseases according to depression status (history or new onset). METHODS:Cohort...

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Main Authors: Marina Daskalopoulou, Julie George, Kate Walters, David P Osborn, G David Batty, Dimitris Stogiannis, Eleni Rapsomaniki, Mar Pujades-Rodriguez, Spiros Denaxas, Ruzan Udumyan, Mika Kivimaki, Harry Hemingway
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4841529?pdf=render