Are anxiety and depression useful predictors of heart disease risk?

Adding measures of anxiety and depression to a commonly used cardiovascular risk predictor would have little effect on predicting risk of new cases of cardiovascular disease (CVD) at the population level, according to new research published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). Anxiety and depression...

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