Tom
2005-09-23 08:07:06 UTC
Patients with panic disorder have nearly double the risk for coronary
heart disease, and those also diagnosed with depression are at almost
three times the risk, according to new research.
The study in the current issue of Psychosomatic Medicine focuses on
the medical histories of nearly 40,000 people from the time they were
first diagnosed as suffering from panic disorder.
Lead author Andres Gomez-Caminero, Ph.D., says the large cohort study
"highlights, for the first time, the potential for additive effects of
different psychiatric conditions on cardiovascular health....and it
really sets the foundation for new research in the area of
cardiovascular risk estimation among patients with mental illness."
The report focuses on medical histories from a database of 17 million
patients jointly maintained by 30 managed care providers.
http://anxpangazette.blog-city.com/panic_disorder_appears_to_increase_risk_of_coronary_heart_di.htm
heart disease, and those also diagnosed with depression are at almost
three times the risk, according to new research.
The study in the current issue of Psychosomatic Medicine focuses on
the medical histories of nearly 40,000 people from the time they were
first diagnosed as suffering from panic disorder.
Lead author Andres Gomez-Caminero, Ph.D., says the large cohort study
"highlights, for the first time, the potential for additive effects of
different psychiatric conditions on cardiovascular health....and it
really sets the foundation for new research in the area of
cardiovascular risk estimation among patients with mental illness."
The report focuses on medical histories from a database of 17 million
patients jointly maintained by 30 managed care providers.
http://anxpangazette.blog-city.com/panic_disorder_appears_to_increase_risk_of_coronary_heart_di.htm