Depression increased risk of coronary heart disease: A meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Depression, as an independent risk factor, can lead to a substantially increased risk of coronary heart disease (CHD). The overall body of evidence involving depression and CHD is not consistent. Therefore, we performed an update meta-analysis to evaluate the association between depression and the risk of patients with CHD.

Methods

Studies were identified through a comprehensive literature search of the PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Library database from its inception to 28 September 2021 for titles/abstracts with restricted to English language articles. The literature was screened according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Along with data extraction, we evaluated the quality of eligible studies using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS). The primary outcom

SUBMITTER: Cao H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9468274 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature