Depression and Risk of Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Stable Coronary Artery Disease

Depression is known to be associated with at least doubling the risk of cardiac events over 1 to 2 years after an acute myocardial infarction (MI). However, less is known about the prevalence and prognosis of depression in outpatient samples especially in short-term follow-up studies in stable coronary artery disease (CAD) patients. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between depressive disorders and short term risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) in stable coronary artery disease patients.