The Canadian journal of cardiology
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To review the literature on anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), and to present an approach to diagnosis and treatment. ⋯ The present review offers practical recommendations on how to detect and assess anxiety, PTSD and depression in the cardiology or primary care setting. Treatment recommendations are provided, with a focus on pharmacotherapy for anxiety and depressive disorders in patients with CAD.
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Practice Guideline Guideline
The 2005 Canadian Hypertension Education Program recommendations for the management of hypertension: part II - therapy.
To provide updated, evidence-based recommendations for the management of hypertension in adults. ⋯ All recommendations were graded according to the strength of the evidence and voted on by the 43 members of the Canadian Hypertension Education Program Evidence-Based Recommendations Task Force. All recommendations reported here achieved at least 95% consensus. These guidelines will continue to be updated annually.