Depression and Heart Failure in US Veterans
In this cohort study, depression among veterans was associated with an increased hazard of incident HF after controlling for demographic and cardiovascular risk factors. Higher incident HF rates in patients with depression remained consistent in an otherwise low-risk cohort.
Authors
- Evan L. Brittain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5843-3392)
- Suman Kundu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8591-1166)
- Matthew S. Freiberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3699-4022)
- Jamie L. Pfaff
- Jonah Garry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9140-1632)
- Charles Alcorn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6470-1170)
- Svetlana Eden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4592-1041)
- Robert A. Greevy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1821-3544)
- Jesse C. Stewart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7377-8823)
Institutions
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (US)
- Indiana University Indianapolis (US)
- Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (US)
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2025-05-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.9246
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac Health and Mental Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.78
Funders
- National Institutes of Health