2005
Patients With Depressive Symptoms Have Lower Health Status Benefits After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Mallik S, Krumholz HM, Lin ZQ, Kasl SV, Mattera JA, Roumains SA, Vaccarino V. Patients With Depressive Symptoms Have Lower Health Status Benefits After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery. Circulation 2005, 111: 271-277. PMID: 15655132, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.0000152102.29293.d7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysical component scalePhysical functionGeriatric Depression ScaleGDS scoresDepressive symptomsPCS scoresRisk factorsFunctional improvementShort-Form 36 physical component scaleCoronary artery bypass surgeryHealth status benefitsInverse risk factorTime of CABGPatients' physical functionArtery bypass surgeryHistory of diabetesVentricular ejection fractionWorse physical functionCoronary artery diseaseIndependent prognostic factorPrevious myocardial infarctionStrong risk factorBaseline PCS scoresHigher GDS scoresSignificant independent predictors
2001
Depressive symptoms and risk of functional decline and death in patients with heart failure
Vaccarino V, Kasl S, Abramson J, Krumholz H. Depressive symptoms and risk of functional decline and death in patients with heart failure. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2001, 38: 199-205. PMID: 11451275, DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(01)01334-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary heart diseaseHeart failureDepressive symptomsFunctional declineCombined end pointDecompensated heart failureBaseline functional statusNegative prognostic factorGeriatric Depression ScaleYears of ageIntermediate riskHospital admissionPrognostic factorsPoor outcomePoor prognosisFunctional statusMedical historyHeart diseaseRisk factorsClinical severityDepression ScaleDaily livingHigh riskPatientsMultivariate analysis