American Heart Journal
Volume 150, Issue 4 , Pages 652-658 , October 2005

Influence of serotonin transporter gene polymorphism on depressive symptoms and new cardiac events after acute myocardial infarction

  • Daisaku Nakatani, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
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  • Hiroshi Sato, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Hiroshi Sato, MD, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2, Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
    • ,
  • Yasuhiko Sakata, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
    • ,
  • Issei Shiotani, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
    • ,
  • Kunihiro Kinjo, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
    • ,
  • Hiroya Mizuno, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
    • ,
  • Masahiko Shimizu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
    • ,
  • Hiroshi Ito, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Sakurabashi Watanabe Hospital, Osaka, Japan
    • ,
  • Yukihiro Koretsune, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Osaka National Hospital, Osaka, Japan
    • ,
  • Atsushi Hirayama, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Osaka Police Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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  • Masatsugu Hori, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
    • ,
  • on behalf of the Osaka Acute Coronary Insufficiency Study (OACIS) Group

Received 30 August 2004 ,Accepted 15 March 2005.

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PII: S0002-8703(05)00450-3

doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2005.03.062

American Heart Journal
Volume 150, Issue 4 , Pages 652-658 , October 2005

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