Depression and Heart Failure, an Issue of Heart Failure Clinics |
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| Author:
| Binkley, Philip
Gottlieb, Stephen |
| Series title: | The Clinics: Internal Medicine Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4557-0457-6 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2010 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
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| Imprint: | Saunders |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $98.99 |
Book Description:
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The presence of depression in patients with cardiovascular disease has been strongly associated with detrimental effects in terms of morbidity and mortality. This issue thoroughly examines the link between depression and heart disease, helping cardiologists to recognize depression in their patients so they can try to avert its serious consequences. The topics reviewed include screening for depression, the impact of depression on heart failure, beta blockers and depression, and ICDs and...
More DescriptionThe presence of depression in patients with cardiovascular disease has been strongly associated with detrimental effects in terms of morbidity and mortality. This issue thoroughly examines the link between depression and heart disease, helping cardiologists to recognize depression in their patients so they can try to avert its serious consequences. The topics reviewed include screening for depression, the impact of depression on heart failure, beta blockers and depression, and ICDs and depression.