Inflammation associated with coronary heart disease predicts onset of depression in a three-year prospective follow-up: A preliminary study

Depression frequently co-occurs with coronary heart disease (CHD), worsening clinical outcomes of both, and inflammation has been proposed as a biological link between these two disorders. The aim of the present study was to investigate the role of inflammation in the development of depression in CHD patients during a 3-year follow-up. We examined the inflammatory biomarker, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP), measured at baseline, as a...