CardioExchange Archive

CardioExchange, an NEJM practice community for medical professionals dedicated to improving cardiac patient care, was active from 2009 to 2015. CardioExchange fostered discussion between clinicians from across the globe.

November 17th, 2009

At the AHA: Battling Depression Following CABG

During Monday afternoon’s Late-Breaking Clinical Trials Sessions, results from the Bypassing the Blues trial were reported and simultaneously published in JAMA.  In this study, 453 patients with and without post-CABG depression were followed for 8 months.  Among patients with depression, a telephone-delivered collaborative care intervention improved quality of life, physical functioning, and mood symptoms.

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