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A dynamic view of depressive symptoms and neurocognitive change among patients with coronary artery disease.
Archives of general psychiatry - 1 Mar 2012
Freiheit Elizabeth A, Hogan David B, Eliasziw Misha, Patten Scott B, Demchuk Andrew M, Faris Peter, Anderson Todd, Galbraith Diane, Parboosingh Jillian S, Ghali William A, Knudtson Merril, Maxwell Colleen J
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CONTEXT: Older patients with coronary artery disease often experience depressive symptoms and are vulnerable to developing cognitive impairment. Whether depressive symptoms increase their risk of cognitive decline is unknown. OBJECTIVES: To examine the association between the stability of depressive symptoms and cognitive decline for 30 months among patients undergoing coronary angiography and to explore whether...
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