Anxiety and depression after acute myocardial infarction: an 18-month follow-up study with repeated measures and comparison with a reference population

Abstract

Initially, AMI patients had higher levels of anxiety, but not depressive symptoms. After 3-18 months, these patients were not more anxious or depressed than the Norwegian reference population.

Contribution of depression and anxiety to impaired quality of life in survivors of myocardial infarction

“…Our fi ndings of poorer QoL in depressed participants have been reported in cross-sectional and prospective studies of patients with other chronic illnesses as like MI (Lane et al 2001;Riekert et al 2007;Frasure-Smith 2008;Svirtlih et al 2008;Hanssen et al 2009). Th is is opposed to the results from the study by Dickens et al (2006) which showed that depression and anxiety in the period immediately preceding the fi rst myocardial infarction did not predict the physical aspects of QoL 12 months later (Dickens et al 2006).…”

Depression, anxiety, and risk factor control in patients after hospitalization for coronary heart disease: the EUROASPIRE III Study

“…1 In post-AMI patients, depression is related to an approximately 2-2.5-fold increased risk of recurrent coronary event as well as CVD and all-cause death. 2,3 There are several mechanisms postulated to explain the relation between depression and CVD risk, including increased platelet activity, 4 inflammation, 5 changes in the immunological system and in hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical axis, 6 and increased activity of the sympathetic nervous system, which is related to the development of the metabolic syndrome and arrhythmias.…”

Associated Factors of Anxiety among Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients in Kelantan and Terengganu

“…The patients with stable coronary heart disease have higher levels of anxiety than the general population, with prevalence rates ranging from 16% to 42 % (15). This finding is further an evidence of the pervasive nature of anxiety in coronary heart disease patients (16)(17)(18). Research on anxiety among ACS patients has been conducted quite extensively in other countries.…”