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A 57 year old male with a recent history of an MI. Which of the following is associated with a decreased survival?
a) Avoidant personality
b) decreased platlet count
c) decreased serum catacolamines
d) major depressive eppisode
e) sexual dysfunction
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| sturge_weber
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well i guess major depressive disorder
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| cyra
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I'd go with "d" too
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| GMOB
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I think it's D too.
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| Geroo
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i think D
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| msyamp
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Depression may precede MI in 30 to 50 percent of patients. Depression is associated with increased morbidity and mortality following MI and CABG surgery; patients with depression were five times more likely to die during the initial 6 months following MI than nondepressed patients.
Frasure-Smith N, Lesperance F, Talajic M. Depression and 18-month prognosis after myocardial infarction. Circulation 1995;91:999–1005. [PMID: 7531624]
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