Off-label use of medication may be presented in these guidelines if a sufficient level of
evidence shows that it can be considered medically appropriate to a given condition and if …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) and depression are common. Patients with CVD have more
depression than the general population. Persons with depression are more likely to …

Introduction Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) significantly reduces secondary cardiovascular
events and mortality and is a class 1A recommendation by the American Heart Association …

In patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD), depression is common, persistent, and
associated with worse health‐related quality of life, recurrent cardiac events, and mortality …

Introduction Patients who are anxious or depressed after an acute cardiac event are at
increased risk of a subsequent event and premature death. It is therefore important to …

Background The interaction of depression and anesthesia and surgery may result in
significant increases in morbidity and mortality of patients. Major depressive disorder is a …

Background Co-morbid depression and anxiety symptoms are frequently under-recognised
and under-treated in heart disease and this negatively impacts self-management. Aims The …

Unrecognized anxiety is a difficult clinical presentation in cardiology. Anxiety leads to
recurring emergency department visits and the need for numerous diagnostic evaluations to …

Depression is a highly prevalent risk factor for both the onset of cardiovascular disease
(CVD) and the mortality of CVD patients, and people suffering from CVD are more likely to …

The systemic stress response triggered by surgical trauma is characterised by sterile
inflammation preceding metabolic and neuroendocrine dysregulation. However, the …