Incidence rates and predictors of major and minor depression in patients with heart failure

Depression is common in heart failure (HF) and associated with adverse outcomes. This study aimed to investigate incidence rates and predictors of depression in patients sampled from four subprojects of the German Competence Network Heart Failure.Eight hundred thirty nine symptomatic HF patients free of depression at baseline underwent repeat depression screening (Patient Health Questionnaire, PHQ-9) after 12 months. Ordered logistic regression...