Psychosomatic medicine
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Psychosomatic medicine · Jan 1999
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialGender, depression, and one-year prognosis after myocardial infarction.
The purpose of this study was to assess gender differences in the impact of depression on 1-year cardiac mortality in patients hospitalized for an acute myocardial infarction (MI). ⋯ Depression in hospital after MI is a significant predictor of 1-year cardiac mortality for women as well as for men, and its impact is largely independent of other post-MI risks.