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Depression Predicts CVD.

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| April 01, 2001 | Kubetin, Sally Koch | COPYRIGHT 2001 International Medical News Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

The evidence is mounting that depression predicts the onset of cardiovascular disease, yet many clinicians aren't adequately addressing the interface between the two disorders.

Few primary care physicians who evaluate patients for hypertension or coronary heart disease. "make any serious attempt to ask their patients about symptoms of depression," said Dr. Thomas Pickering, professor of medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York.

Dr. Pickering reviewed recent studies that provided "convincing evidence" that depression is a risk factor for both hypertension and coronary heart disease.

Among them is the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults ...

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