Antidepressant Use and the Risk of Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Patients Without Known Cardiovascular Disease: A Retrospective Cohort Study

• Main Authors: Ha Young Jang (Author), Jae Hyun Kim (Author), Yun-Kyoung Song (Author), Ju-Young Shin (Author), Hae-Young Lee (Author), Yong Min Ahn (Author), Jung Mi Oh (Author), In-Wha Kim (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Aims: Conflicting data exist on whether an association exists between antidepressants and the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) in patients with depression. This may be due to the use of various study designs and residual or unmeasured confounding. We aimed to assess the associatio...