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Depression and coronary heart disease: 2018 position paper of the ESC working group on coronary pathophysiology and microcirculation

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Vaccarino, Viola, Badimon, Lina, Bremner, J Douglas, Cenko, Edina, Cubedo, Judit, Dorobantu, Maria, Duncker, Dirk J, Koller, Akos +13 more·2020·European Heart Journal

Abstract

Major depression is a highly prevalent condition, affecting approximately 10% of the population. It is also a growing global problem, and has been consistently associated with increased risk of coronary heart disease (CHD). It is therefore not surprising that depression is highly comorbid with CHD, being two to three times more common among patients with CHD than in the general population. The prevalence of depression is 15–30% in patients with CHD, and is approximately twice as high in women than men, especially affecting young women in the aftermath of acute myocardial infarction (MI). Depression as a risk factor for CHD has been characterized from mild depressive symptoms to a clinical diagnosis of major depression. As defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5), clinical depression, or major depression, is characterized by depressed mood or anhedonia (loss of interest or pleasure) for at least 2 weeks accompanied by significant functional impairment and additional somatic or cognitive symptoms. Most epidemiological studies of depression and incidence of CHD have used depressive symptom scales, and have frequently demonstrated a dose–response pattern, with higher levels of depressive symptoms being associated with higher risk. The exact mechanisms linking depression to increased CHD risk are complex and multifactorial, and still incompletely understood. Although adverse lifestyle behaviours and traditional CHD risk factors, such as smoking and sedentary lifestyle, largely contribute to the risk, they do not explain it entirely. In CHD patients, depression is also associated with severity of functional impairment, lower adherence to therapy and lower participation in cardiac rehabilitation. Whether and to what extent these factors explain the relationship between depression and CHD deserves future study. The present paper summarizes key aspects in our current knowledge linking depression and CHD within the intersecting fields of neuroscience, cardiovascular physiology, and behavioural medicine, with the objective of bringing attention to this area and stimulating interdisciplinary research, clinical awareness, and improved care.

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Vaccarino, V., Badimon, L., Bremner, J. D., Cenko, E., Cubedo, J., Dorobantu, M., Duncker, D. J., Koller, A., Manfrini, O., Milicic, D., Padro, T., Pries, A. R., Quyyumi, A. A., Tousoulis, D., Trifunovic, D., Vasiljevic, Z., de Wit, C., Bugiardini, R., ESC Scientific Document Group Reviewers, Lancellotti, P., & Carneiro, A. V.
Affiliations
  • Emory University (US)
  • Cardiovascular Program (ICCC), IR-Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau. CiberCV-Institute Carlos III. Autonomous University of Barcelona , C/ Sant Antoni Maria Claret, 167, 08025, Barcelona,
  • University of Bologna (IT)
  • Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ES)
  • Cardiology Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy ‘Carol Davila’ of Bucharest, Emergency Clinical Hospital of Bucharest , Calea Floreasca 8, Sector 1, Bucuresti, 014461,
  • Erasmus MC (NL)
  • Institute of Natural Sciences, University of Physical Education , Alkotas street, 44, 1123, Budapest,
  • Department for Cardiovascular Diseases, University Hospital Center Zagreb, University of Zagreb , Kispaticeva 12, HR-10000, Zagreb,
  • Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
  • National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (GR)
  • Department of Cardiology, University Clinical Center of Serbia , Pasterova 2, 11000, Belgrade,
  • School of Medicine, University of Belgrade , Dr Subotica 8, 11000, Belgrade,
  • Institut für Physiologie, Universität zu Lübeck and Deutsches Zentrumfür Herz-Kreislauf-Forschung (DZHK) , Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Lübeck,
  • University of Liège (BE)
  • University of Lisbon (PT)
Corresponding author
Bugiardini, Raffaele
Venue
European Heart Journal
Published
2019-01-28
Volume
41
Issue
17
Pages
1687-1696
ISSN
  • 0195-668X (ISSN-L)
  • 1522-9645
OpenAlex
W2912703574
Cited by
404
References
247
Citations by year
2026: 41 · 2025: 67 · 2024: 63 · 2023: 49 · 2022: 71 · 2021: 48 · 2020: 43 · 2019: 21
FWCI
33.05
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • European Heart Journal (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • EUR Research Repository (Erasmus University Rotterdam) (publishedVersion)
  • ORBi (University of Liège) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • Touro Scholar (Touro College) (submittedVersion)
  • EUR Research Repository (Erasmus University Rotterdam) (submittedVersion)
  • Archivio istituzionale della ricerca (Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Funders
NIH
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiac Health and Mental Health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
Keywords
major depressive disorder, coronary artery disease, comorbidities, cardiovascular risk factors, depressive symptoms, myocardial infarction, cardiac rehabilitation, medication adherence, lifestyle habits, sex differences, microcirculation, anhedonia
MeSH terms
Coronary Circulation, Coronary Disease, Depression, Heart, Humans, Microcirculation

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