Mental health status and risk of new cardiovascular events or death in patients with myocardial infarction: a population-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT: To examine the association between mental health status after first-time myocardial infarction (MI) and new cardiovascular events or death, taking into account depression and anxiety as well as clinical, sociodemographic and behavioural risk factors. Population-based cohort study based on questionnaires and nationwide registries. Mental health status was assessed 3 months after MI using the Mental Component Summary score from the Short-Form 12 V.2. Central Denmark Region. All patients hospitalised with first-time MI from 1 January 2009 through 31 December 2009 (n=880). The participants were categorised in quartiles according to the level of mental health status (first quartile=lowest mental health status). Composite endpoint of new cardiovascular events (MI, heart failure, stroke/transient

SUBMITTER: Nielsen TJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3733312 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature