Major depressive disorder in chronic heart failure patients: Does silent cerebral infarction cause major depressive disorder in this patient population?

KOZDAG, Guliz; Yalug, Irem; Inan, Nagihan; ERTAŞ, Gokhan; Selekler, Macit; KUTLU, Huseyin; KUTLU, AYŞE; Emre, Ender; ÇETİN, Metin; URAL, Dilek

doi:10.5543/tkda.2015.77753

Major depressive disorder in chronic heart failure patients: Does silent cerebral infarction cause major depressive disorder in this patient population?

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KOZDAG G., Yalug I., Inan N., ERTAŞ G., Selekler M., KUTLU H., ...More

TURK KARDIYOLOJI DERNEGI ARSIVI-ARCHIVES OF THE TURKISH SOCIETY OF CARDIOLOGY, vol.43, no.6, pp.505-512, 2015 (ESCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 43 Issue: 6
Publication Date: 2015
Doi Number: 10.5543/tkda.2015.77753
Journal Name: TURK KARDIYOLOJI DERNEGI ARSIVI-ARCHIVES OF THE TURKISH SOCIETY OF CARDIOLOGY
Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Page Numbers: pp.505-512
Kocaeli University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: Depression frequently occurs in patients with heart failure as similar pathophysiological mechanisms present in both these diseases. Patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) have a high incidence of clinically asymptomatic silent cerebral infarction (SCI). This study aimed to evaluate the relation between SCI and major depressive disorder (MDD), and between MDD and clinical and biochemical parameters in DCM patients.