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Eng - Esp (BDT Darvin 1)
Patients who manage their depression through psychological therapy are at reduced risk for
cardiovascular diseases. This is the outcome of a large cohort study conducted in the United
Kingdom. "Those whose depression symptoms improved after therapy were 10% to 15%
less likely to experience a cardiovascular event than those whose did not," reported the
authors in the European Heart Journal.
"There is the assumption, and also some indications, that treating depression could help to
protect against cardiovascular diseases, but there is no conclusive evidence," Heike
Spaderna, PhD, professor of health psychology with a focus on prevention and rehabilitation
at the University of Trier, Trier, Germany, told Medscape Medical News. "Of course, this
retrospective study is also not proof of a causal relationship, but it is the first large-scale
study to offer any plausible evidence that this could be the case."
Depression and cardiovascular disease are both highly prevalent; therefore, it is possible
that they occur independently of each other. But study data show that there is interaction
between the diseases. Cardiovascular diseases contribute to depression, and depression
contributes to cardiovascular diseases.
"The risk of cardiovascular diseases is approximately 72% higher among people with major
depressive disorders," primary author Céline El Baou, PhD, a research assistant at
University College London, London, United Kingdom, told Medscape. "Our study suggests
that successful outcomes of evidence-based psychological interventions may extend beyond
psychological health and have long-term physical health benefits, particularly for those aged
under 60," she added.
— Español —
Los pacientes que manejan su depresión a través de terapia psicológica tienen un menor
riesgo de enfermedades cardiovasculares. Este es el resultado de un amplio estudio de
cohorte realizado en el Reino Unido. "Aquellos cuyos síntomas de depresión mejoraron
después de la terapia tenían entre un 10% y un 15% menos de probabilidades de
experimentar un evento cardiovascular que aquellos cuyos síntomas no mejoraron",
informaron los autores en el European Heart Journal.