Marital Status as an Independent Predictor of Event-Free Survival of Patients With Heart Failure
Open Access
- 1 November 2009
- journal article
- Published by AACN Publishing in American Journal of Critical Care
- Vol. 18 (6), 562-570
- https://doi.org/10.4037/ajcc2009388
Abstract
Background Depressive symptoms are a well-known predictor of mortality in patients with heart failure, and positive spousal support is associated with improved outcomes in these patients. However, in the context of depressive symptoms, the effect on survival of having a spouse is unknown.Keywords
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