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

• Main Authors: Güliz Kozdağ (Author), İrem Yaluğ (Author), Nagihan İnan (Author), Gökhan Ertaş (Author), Macit Selekler (Author), Hüseyin Kutlu (Author), Ayşe Kutlu (Author), Ender Emre (Author), Metin Çetin (Author), Dilek Ural (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: KARE Publishing, 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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 t...