Anxiety, independent of depressive symptoms, is associated with in-hospital cardiac complications after acute myocardial infarction

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 557-563

  Huffman, Jeff C ^a,b   Smith, Felicia A ^a,b   Blais, Mark A ^a,b   Januzzi, James L ^a,b   Fricchione, Gregory L ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Depressive disorder, major; Myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEART REINFARCTION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ANXIETY DISORDERS; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CHEST PAIN; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENCE;

EID: 56349134415     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2008.08.001     Document Type: Article

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