High mortality among heart failure patients treated with antidepressants

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 146, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 64-67

  Veien, Karsten T ^a   Videbæk, Lars ^a   Schou, Morten ^b   Gustafsson, Finn ^c   Hald Steffensen, Flemming ^d   Hildebrandt, Per R ^e  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b HILLERØD HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^d LILLEBAELT HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^e GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Antidepressants; Heart failure; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE ANTAGONIST; ANGIOTENSIN 2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; LOOP DIURETIC AGENT; MONOAMINE OXIDASE A INHIBITOR; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR; SEROTONIN NORADRENALIN REUPTAKE INHIBITOR; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TETRACYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DENMARK; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; SYSTOLIC HEART FAILURE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650826516     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2010.01.006     Document Type: Article

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