American Heart Journal
Volume 159, Issue 2 , Pages 231-237 , February 2010

Mechanisms of the association between depressive symptoms and long-term mortality in heart failure

  • María C. Zuluaga, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departament of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, CIBERESP, Madrid, Spain
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  • Pilar Guallar-Castillón, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departament of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, CIBERESP, Madrid, Spain
    • ,
  • Carlos Rodríguez-Pascual, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Geriatrics, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo, Vigo, Spain
    • ,
  • Manuel Conde-Herrera, MD

      Affiliations

    • Service of Preventive Medicine, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, Spain
    • Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
    • ,
  • Pedro Conthe, MD

      Affiliations

    • Service of Internal Medicine I, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
    • ,
  • Fernando Rodríguez-Artalejo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departament of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, CIBERESP, Madrid, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Fernando Rodríguez Artalejo, MD, Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, C/Arzobispo Morcillo, sn, 28029 Madrid, Spain.

Received 17 September 2009 ,Accepted 12 November 2009.

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PII: S0002-8703(09)00883-7

doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2009.11.011

American Heart Journal
Volume 159, Issue 2 , Pages 231-237 , February 2010

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