antidepressants/infarction

Depression is common and associated with considerable health disability. Traditional antidepressants mainly work by modulating monoamine levels in the synaptic cleft; however, the evidence that depression is caused by impaired serotonin or noradrenaline activity is weak and inconsistent, and indeed

Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is widely prevalent among patients preparing to have surgery, and is a known risk factor for complications after surgery, including wound infection, myocardial infarction and opioid use disorder. Ketamine has emerged as an effective, rapid-acting antidepressant

The intervention proposed in this study is a stepped-care model comprised of three steps. The intensity of the intervention increases for participants with each of the following steps: 1) psychoeducation, 2) group therapy and 3) individual therapy. Recent evidence has shown the need for more

1. Background Smoking is the major avoidable cause of preventable morbidity and premature mortality in the UK and internationally. Smoking is also the principal cause of health inequalities and is responsible for most of the difference in healthy life-expectancy between the richest and poorest in

AIM Depression after Acute coronary syndrome (ACS - myocardial infarction and unstable angina) is highly prevalent and associated with a 2.5 fold increased in all-cause morbidity and mortality. Sleep disturbances is an integrated part of the pathology of depression and have severe consequences for

INTRODUCTION The purpose of the present study is to establish a Troponin I (TI) in peripheral blood as a prognostic indicator in the emergence of the syndrome of acute respiratory difficulty (ARDS) in children with shock. It should be noted that both shock and ARDS are life-threatening disease and

Late life depression and cardiovascular autonomic function: Major depressive disorder in the elderly (in those >60 years of age), also known as late life depression (LLD), is common, disabling and associated with a high mortality rate caused by suicide as well as cardiovascular events compelling

Background In 2007 Colombia was one of the five countries in the world with the highest number of anti-personnel landmine victims [1]. These are small devices designed to injure or kill people and animals by exploding when a minimum pressure is exerted on them (approximately 6 Force-Kg) [2]. Between

This project will be conducted on type 2 diabetic patients. Patients meeting eligibility criteria will be randomized to SC or the CALM-D condition, which includes diet and exercise counseling and coping skills training that in part is intended to facilitate medication adherence. Both CALM-D and SC

Subjects: I. Eligibility criteria: 1. Male and female participants 2. Older adults aged 60-74 years 3. Education ≥ 4 years 4. Performance on neuropsychological tests below normal for age and education 5. Availability to attend the sessions of the application of TMS and neuropsychological

Objectives and Significance 1. What is (are) the primary goal(s) of the study The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of biofeedback training to increase regional cerebral blood flow (CBF) and peak alpha frequency (PAF) on the cognitive and behavioral symptoms of frontotemporal

Subjects will be eligible to participate if they: 1) are at least 18 years of age; 2) have smoked 10 or more cigarettes per day for at least 6 months; and 3) are motivated to stop smoking. Subjects will be excluded if they have: 1) an unstable medical condition; 2) unstable angina, myocardial

Each year, over 2 million Americans are hospitalized with a myocardial infarction (MI) or unstable angina pectoris, two acute and potentially fatal manifestations of coronary heart disease (CHD). Smoking cessation is highly cost-effective and universally recommended for the approximately 20% of