Journal article
Depression and cardiovascular disease in women: is there a common immunological basis? A theoretical synthesis
Abstract
Clinical studies have established an inherent comorbidity between depression and the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Furthermore, this comorbidity seems to be more amplified in women than in men. To further investigate this comorbidity, a thorough literature review was conducted on studies from 1992 to date. The PubMed database was accessed using the keywords: cardiovascular disease, inflammation, depression, and sex differences. …
Authors
Wright L; Simpson W; Van Lieshout RJ; Steiner M
Journal
Therapeutic Advances in Cardiovascular Disease, Vol. 8, No. 2, pp. 56–69
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Publication Date
April 2014
DOI
10.1177/1753944714521671
ISSN
1753-9447