2017
Depression Treatment and 1-Year Mortality After Acute Myocardial Infarction
Smolderen KG, Buchanan DM, Gosch K, Whooley M, Chan PS, Vaccarino V, Parashar S, Shah AJ, Ho PM, Spertus JA. Depression Treatment and 1-Year Mortality After Acute Myocardial Infarction. Circulation 2017, 135: 1681-1689. PMID: 28209727, PMCID: PMC5796757, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.116.025140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntidepressive AgentsCause of DeathDepressionFemaleHealth StatusHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMental HealthMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesQuality of LifeRegistriesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionPatient Health Questionnaire-9Untreated depressionMyocardial infarctionObservational multicenter cohort studyMulticenter cohort studyOne-year mortalityLong-term mortalityPrognosis of patientsPHQ-9 scoresTreatment of depressionPHQ-9 criteriaAMI severityPHQ scoresTRIUMPH studyCohort studyClinical factorsDepression treatmentDischarge diagnosisQuestionnaire-9Medical recordsAMI admissionsPatientsBetter outcomesMortality rate
2012
Perceived Stress in Myocardial Infarction Long-Term Mortality and Health Status Outcomes
Arnold SV, Smolderen KG, Buchanan DM, Li Y, Spertus JA. Perceived Stress in Myocardial Infarction Long-Term Mortality and Health Status Outcomes. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2012, 60: 1756-1763. PMID: 23040574, PMCID: PMC3601381, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.06.044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionHealth status outcomesChronic stressHealth statusAMI patientsStatus outcomesAdverse long-term outcomesLong-term adverse outcomesEuroQol visual analogue scaleGeneric health statusPost-AMI outcomesSeattle Angina QuestionnaireLong-term mortalityShort Form-12Long-term outcomesVisual analog scaleImportant confounding factorsRecurrent adverse eventsRevascularization statusAngina QuestionnaireAdverse eventsClinical characteristicsClinical factorsForm-12Analog scale
2010
Younger women with symptomatic peripheral arterial disease are at increased risk of depressive symptoms
Smolderen KG, Spertus JA, Vriens PW, Kranendonk S, Nooren M, Denollet J. Younger women with symptomatic peripheral arterial disease are at increased risk of depressive symptoms. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2010, 52: 637-644. PMID: 20576397, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2010.04.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overAnkle Brachial IndexDepressionFemaleHealth Status DisparitiesHumansIncidenceLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedNetherlandsOdds RatioPeripheral Vascular DiseasesProspective StudiesPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesRegistriesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSex FactorsTime FactorsConceptsPeripheral arterial diseaseSignificant depressive symptomsDepressive symptomsGender-age groupsYoung womenArterial diseaseSymptomatic peripheral arterial diseaseEpidemiological Studies Depression ScaleFourfold greater oddsVascular outpatient clinicAnkle-brachial indexPatients' depressive symptomsTime of diagnosisLogistic regression modelsImportant comorbidityPAD diagnosisPAD patientsClinical factorsDepression screeningOutpatient clinicCardiovascular diseaseDepression riskDepression ScaleAdditional adjustmentGreater odds
2009
Lower-leg symptoms in peripheral arterial disease are associated with anxiety, depression, and anhedonia
Smolderen KG, Hoeks SE, Pedersen SS, van Domburg RT, de Liefde II, Poldermans D. Lower-leg symptoms in peripheral arterial disease are associated with anxiety, depression, and anhedonia. Vascular Medicine 2009, 14: 297-304. PMID: 19808714, DOI: 10.1177/1358863x09104658.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtypical leg symptomsPeripheral arterial diseaseExertional leg symptomsAnkle-brachial indexLeg symptomsIntermittent claudicationDepressive symptomsPAD patientsClinical factorsArterial diseaseAnkle-brachial index screeningSan Diego Claudication QuestionnaireClassic intermittent claudicationConsecutive PAD patientsLower leg symptomsDiverse clinical manifestationsErasmus Medical CenterMood statesSub-threshold symptomsCardiovascular historyMedication useTwofold riskClinical manifestationsPoor prognosisHospital Anxiety